White
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By Tenuta il Nespolo, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A 100% Chardonnay from 1980s vineyards on chalky clay with sandy veins, fermented and aged on the lees in steel for 6 months. Total alcohol 12.5% vol, total acidity 6 g/L.
Tasting notes
Pale straw yellow that deepens with time. Floral aromas with hints of exotic and yellow-fleshed fruit. Fresh, full and delicate on the palate with good aromatic persistence.
Pairs well with
Cold starters, first and second courses of fish or white meat, baked or grilled
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Piemonte DOC Chardonnay
- Grape
- Chardonnay
- Production area
- Canelli
- Soil
- Calcareous-clayey soil with sandy veins, of the characteristic white colour in summer
- Harvest
- Beginning of September, by hand
- Vineyard planting
- Vineyards planted in the 1980s, about 220 m above sea level
- Vinification
- Pressed as quickly as possible, then temperature-controlled fermentation in steel; aged 6 months in steel on the fine lees before bottling.
- Serving temperature
- 12-14°C
- Storage
- Ready in 3-4 months; benefits from 1-2 years of bottle ageing
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