White

Puntet

By Tenuta La Meridiana, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy

Tenuta La Meridiana Puntet

A well-structured, balanced and versatile white wine, blended from grapes picked in two distinct harvests, one slightly early and one late.

Tasting notes

Deep yellow in colour, with expressive aromas of peach, pear and passion fruit. Despite its notable structure, partly due to a late-harvest component of Chardonnay, the palate remains vibrant and approachable, with a smooth, velvety and persistent finish.

Pairs well with

Typical: aperitifs, shellfish, fresh cheeses. Top: Parmigiano Reggiano. Unusual: chicken curry.

Technical details

Style
White
Denomination
Piemonte Chardonnay DOC
Grape
Chardonnay
Soil
Marly-clay
Exposure
East
Harvest
Manual harvest, in two distinct picking stages
Vineyard planting
4,630 vines per hectare, yield about 9 t per hectare, guyot training, 220 m altitude
Vinification
Grapes are harvested in two distinct stages and gently pressed. For both harvests, the must undergoes cold settling for one week below 5 C, with daily batonnage. Once clarified, fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature of 14-18 C. After fermentation, the two lots are blended and aged in stainless steel on their fine lees for 8 months, with weekly batonnage. Alcohol 13.5% vol.
Serving temperature
8-9 C

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