White
Vento
By Ivaldi Dario, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
A lightly sparkling Favorita and Chardonnay blend fermented cool after a short cold maceration.
Tasting notes
A petillant wine, pale straw with greenish reflections; fine, intense white-flower aromas; full, soft, fresh and elegant on the palate.
Pairs well with
Aperitif and fish dishes; also good with cured meats, particularly Filetto baciato di Ponzone.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Monferrato Bianco DOC
- Grape
- Favorita 80%, Chardonnay 20%
- Production area
- Nizza Monferrato, Piemonte
- Soil
- Silty clay
- Exposure
- East
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1993 / 2004, Guyot-trained (estate-wide), conventional farming, hand-harvested
- Vinification
- Pressing, then cold maceration for 10 hours, then fermentation at low temperature (16 °C) for 12 to 15 days; no malolactic.
- Storage
- Ageing potential 2 years.