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The wines of the Selection of the Order of the Knights of the Truffle and Wines of Alba can only be purchased at the Piedmontese Regional Wine Shop.
Piedmont Regional Wine Shop
Via Castello, 5
12060 Grinzane Cavour (CN) - Italia
Tel: +39 0173.262159
enoteca@castellogrinzane.com
Golden yellow, it expresses notes of citrus, bitter almond, sweet spices, acacia honey and vanilla. A taste in perfect balance between richness and freshness, deep in its luminous verticality. Great also on the finish, vibrant and very long. Expressiveness and elegance dominate with a great complexity that leaves you speachless. It is a wine that excites.
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Chardonnay
VINEYARDS LOCATION: South West exposition, altitude 350 m a.s.l. These hills, of recent geological formation, have on the surface a large mainly calcareous soil, with a high presence of quartz sand and very fine lime, alternating with compact layers of gray sandstone.
AVERAGE PLANTING YEAR: 1978, traditional Guyot.
HARVEST: Manual, the first week of September.
VINIFICATION AND AGEING: Manual harvest in 25 kg crates in 2 di erent moments, only when the grapes are perfectly ripen. Immediately aer harvest, the grapes are taken to cold storage rooms where they undergo a reduction in temperature up to 6° C, which is essential for preserving the best aromas during pressing. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in Austrian and French first passage barriques. 3 weekly batonnages for 5 months, then 2 times for 11 months.