White
Salidoro
By Tenuta Santa Caterina, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A blend of Chardonnay and a little Sauvignon Blanc grown on soils of marine origin. The name refers to the salty minerality of the ground and the golden colour the wine takes with bottle ageing.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Piemonte Chardonnay DOC
- Grape
- Chardonnay 75%, Sauvignon Blanc 25%
- Soil
- Soils of marine origin
- Exposure
- South/West, 300 m a.s.l.
- Harvest
- By hand, from the first days of September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 4,500 to 5,000 plants/hectare
- Vinification
- Fermentation at about 18 C at controlled temperature; about 10% of the Chardonnay ferments in French oak barrels. Aged in stainless steel on the lees for about 9 months; the barrique part rests in wood on the lees for 9 months.
- Serving temperature
- 8 C
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