White
Monferrato Bianco
By Oreste Buzio, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A Sauvignon (60%) and Chardonnay (40%) white aged four months on the lees in steel, 12 to 13% alcohol.
Tasting notes
Straw yellow with green hues; citrus and floral nose; good acidity and minerality.
Pairs well with
Land and sea starters, first courses.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Monferrato Bianco DOC
- Grape
- Sauvignon 60%, Chardonnay 40%
- Production area
- Vignale Monferrato (AL)
- Soil
- calcareous-clay
- Exposure
- south-east
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot-trained espalier, 3500 vines per hectare; yield 90 quintals per hectare; organic fertilisation only in alternate years, weeds mowed, copper, sulphur and microorganism treatments
- Vinification
- Hand-harvested into 15-18 kg crates; aged on the lees in steel for 4 months
- Serving temperature
- 8 to 10°C
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