# Eos (La Chimera)

> Sparkling by [La Chimera](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/la-chimera.md), Valle di Susa, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/la-chimera-eos).

- **Producer:** La Chimera
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Grape:** Avanà
- **Production area:** Chiomonte, Valle di Susa (Torino)
- **Soil:** Loose soils rich in stones, mainly schist and limestone
- **Exposure:** South
- **Harvest:** By hand, first half of September
- **Vineyard planting:** 0.3 ha plot at 750 m; Guyot-trained vines about 15 years old; yield 5 to 6 t/ha
- **Vinification:** Destemmed and crushed, with skin contact only for the length of one pressing cycle (about 2.5 hours); spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in stainless steel, bottled before fermentation ends so it finishes in bottle (ancestral method, frizzante sui lieviti); about 4 months on the lees in bottle; no added sulphites.
- **Serving temperature:** 5 to 10°C (sources vary)
- **Storage:** Drink young
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-30



## Summary

A lightly sparkling, bottle-fermented Avanà rosé, cloudy with its lees and made without added sulphites.

## Tasting notes

Bright coppery pink. Intense, fragrant nose of wild flowers and small red berries such as raspberry and strawberry. Very fresh, savoury and lively on the palate, with a light sparkle and a mineral finish.

## Food pairings

Aperitivo, cured meats, fresh cheeses, fried fish, vegetable risotto, finger food