# Sterbù (Rizzi)

> White by [Rizzi](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/rizzi.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/rizzi-sterbu).

- **Producer:** Rizzi
- **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
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

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.