White
Sterbù
By Rizzi, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
Sterbù ("turbid" in the local dialect) was born at Ristorante Felicin in Monforte d'Alba from unfiltered Chardonnay samples taken straight from the steel vats. First produced in 2010.
Tasting notes
A fresh, carefree wine, aged on lees and characterised by a long mineral persistence.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Grape
- Chardonnay
- Soil
- White marl, clayey-calcareous
- Exposure
- East, North-East; altitude 230-300 m
- Harvest
- Manual in small crates, from the end of August to the beginning of September
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1978-1982, Guyot training
- Vinification
- Grapes are gently pressed straight after picking. Alcoholic fermentation begins in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature, with no malolactic fermentation. Aged in steel vats with repeated batonnages for around six months, then bottled without filtration or fining.
- Serving temperature
- 8-10°C
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