# Salidoro (Tenuta Santa Caterina)

> White, Piemonte Chardonnay DOC by [Tenuta Santa Caterina](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/tenuta-santa-caterina.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/tenuta-santa-caterina-salidoro).

- **Producer:** Tenuta Santa Caterina
- **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
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

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.