# Langhe Chardonnay (Tenuta Rocca)

> White, Langhe DOC Chardonnay by [Tenuta Rocca](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/tenuta-rocca.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/tenuta-rocca-langhe-chardonnay).

- **Producer:** Tenuta Rocca
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Langhe DOC Chardonnay
- **Grape:** Chardonnay 100%
- **Soil:** Lequio formation (Serravallian), young soils with poor drainage made up of calcareous clay marls
- **Exposure:** Northwest, 380 m
- **Vineyard planting:** Organic fertilisation and compost, mechanical weeding; certified organic
- **Vinification:** Shoot and early bunch thinning during ripening, bunch selection at harvest. Gentle pressing, static settling, fermentation in steel tanks. Aged in steel on the fine lees on indigenous yeasts with periodic stirring.
- **Serving temperature:** 9-10 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

Single-variety Chardonnay from Monforte d'Alba, fermented and aged in steel on indigenous yeasts.

## Tasting notes

Straw yellow with subtle green hues. Pineapple, delicate jasmine and grapefruit on the nose. Full, robust, almost oily on the palate with a persistent finish.