Piemonte Chardonnay DOC Bourg

Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
Production Area: Agliano Terme (Piedmont)
Exposure: South est
Soil composition: Calcareous marl
Training system: Guyot
Age of vineyard: 8 years
Production per Hectare: 60 Ql/Ha
Harvest period: between the end of august and the beginning of September
Vinification system: selection in vineyards of the healthiest, ripest grapes collectedin 20 kg crates, after picking the grapes are gently pressed; the must goes directly in French barrels for fermentation and after the aging
Malolactic: not carried out
Refining method and aging: 10-12 months in French barrels (50% new oak, 50% one year barrels) on yeasts with batonnage (one a week for 8-10 months)
Refining in bottle: 4-6 months
First year of production: 2011
Alcohol: 14% Vol
Capacity bottle: 0,75 l
Quantity of bottles: 800

Colour: gold yellow
Perfume: complex aroma of lush ripe fruit, citrus tones and light smoky notes.
Taste: The palate is freshly buttery, with a very nice new integrated oak. An impressive, long and complex finish
Serving Temperature: 14-16°C
Recommended with the following dishes: hors d’oeuvres, first courses like risotto fish and withe meats, fresh cheese