White

I Boschi

By Tenuta Olim Bauda, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy

Tenuta Olim Bauda I Boschi

A Chardonnay made in a few thousand bottles from Fontanile and Castel Boglione, barrel-aged about a year; the family says it shows best after 3 or 4 years in bottle.

Tasting notes

Fine, intense, pleasant bouquet with citrus and pineapple and a slight buttery note. Deep straw yellow. Savoury, graceful and well structured, rich, fresh and persistent.

Pairs well with

Tajarin with white truffle, raw scampi, pizza with buffalo mozzarella or apple glara.

Technical details

Style
White
Denomination
Piemonte Chardonnay DOC
Grape
Chardonnay 100%
Production area
Fontanile and Castel Boglione
Soil
Fossil Sant'Agata marls blending in places with sandstone, with good limestone content
Harvest
Generally the first week of September
Vinification
Soft pressing of free-run must only. The must is held at about 5°C for 36 hours on fine lees with bâtonnage, settled statically, then fermented about 15 days in a 50 hl wooden vat. The wine ages about a year in tonneaux (10% new) without bâtonnage, favouring evolution in reduction until bottling.

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