White
Dla Ru
By Renato Buganza, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Oak-aged Chardonnay from an east-facing vineyard in Alba planted in 1989.
Tasting notes
Straw yellow. Nose of dried apricot pulp, quince, ripe banana, vanilla and sweet tobacco. Full and rich on the palate, with a good balance of fruit and spice.
Pairs well with
White meats, fish, fermented or aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Langhe Chardonnay DOC
- Grape
- Chardonnay
- Production area
- Alba (CN)
- Soil
- Calcareous marl of Tortonian origin
- Exposure
- East, 210 m above sea level
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1989, 0.80 ha, low guyot on well-sloped hills; yield 60 hl/ha
- Vinification
- Free-run must only (60% of the must), fermented at a controlled 17 to 18 C. Part is moved to barriques and part to steel for malolactic fermentation. Ages 12 months in medium-sized French oak, rests three months, then six months in bottle. Alcohol 12.5 to 13%, total acidity 5.5 to 5.6 g/l. Ageing potential over 6 years.
- Serving temperature
- 10 to 15 C
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