FORMAT: 0.75L
GRAPE VARIETY: CHARDONNAY 100%
VINTAGE: 2021
PLACE: AOSTA -ITALY
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 14%VOL
Curiosity: Chardonnay Cuvée Bois, at the top of national and international quality, is recognized for its elegance and style. The noble tannins deriving from selected fine woods, the refinement sur lies and the repeated bâtonnages give it ample complexity and a notable balance.
THE WINE:
Yellow, with golden reflections. Intense and complex on the nose, with aromas of white fruit, hazelnut, vanilla, banana and candied citron and mineral and spicy nuances. Dense and rich on the palate, with an elegant and harmonious finish. Soil (type, exposure, altitude): moraine, loose, sandy, sloping with south, south-east and north-east exposure. Altitude 550/750 meters above sea level
First year of production: 1995. Annual production: 18,000 bottles.
Surface area, training system, planting density, yield: approximately 4.00 ha, Guyot system; 7,500 feet per hectare planting, edging and retouching rows. Yield 8,000 kg/ha.
VINIFICATION AND REFINING:
selection of grapes, refrigeration and soft pressing of whole bunches of 5 crus, fermentation in 300 L French oak barriques and refinement “sur lies” for 12 months, with weekly bâtonnages. Refinement in bottle for 12 months.
FOOD PAIRING:
foie gras, tagliolini with truffle, fillet in hazelnut crust, Valdostan fondue.