Chardonnay Vallée d'Aoste DOC
Wine
| GRAPE VARIETY | 100 % Chardonnay, Clone 76 e 95 |
| VINEYARD AGE | 18 Years |
| PRODUCTION AREA | Thuvex, Saint Christophe, Aosta Valley |
| SOIL | Sandy and stony (high percentage skeleton) |
| ALTITUDE PLANTS SLM | 800 mt, exposure N/S |
| AREA | 7500 m², Gujot system, 8.000 plants per hectare, rows at 1,80 mt x 0,70 mt, yield 110 q/ha |
| HARVEST | Manual, mid of September |
| WINE-MAKING | Soft pressing, processing in barrique and steel with cold pellicular pre fermentation maceration |
| ALCOHOL | 14% |
| CONTENTS | 750ml |
| VINTAGE | 2018 |
ORGANOLEPTIC DESCRIPTION
| VIEW | Straw yellow |
| NOSE | Fine, Floral (broom), Fruity (ripe pineapple, candied citrus fruit and orange peel) |
| TASTE | Dry, fresh, soft and mineral, good flavour, persistent and balanced |
| PAIRINGS | Vegetable flan and omelettes, fish and medium-aged cheeses, pork with apples |
| SERVING TEMPERATURE | 8°/10° C - 46°/50° F |
| RECOMMENDED GLASS | Chablis glass, 35cl. ; Diam. 81.5 mm |
| AWARDS | › 2014: 80,5/100 Master of Wine IWSP – Prague (vintage ’12) › 2014: Silver Medal, Concours des 7 Ceps - Bourg-en-Bresse (vintage ’12) › 2015: Silver Medal, AWC International Wine Challange – Vienna (vintage ’13) › 2018: Due Bicchieri Gambero Rosso (vintage ‘16) |
