Piemonte DOC Chardonnay Rafé
Piemonte DOC Chardonnay Rafé
Characteristics
Rafè’s pale straw-yellow hue reveals to the attentive eye intriguing greenish highlights. Pronounced floral notes predominate among its complex aromas, followed by delicious, fresh acidity that is nicely complemented by a subtable fruity finish.
Served well chilled, it is delicious with fish dishes and light risottos, as well as with full-flavoured cured prosciutto.
Production area Castelnuovo don Bosco and Schierano vineyards
Grape 100% Chardonnay
Altitude and exposure 380 mt. a.s.l.
System of cultivation cordone speronato
Soil type grey-blue clayey marl
Vinification
The working of this wine starts with a soft pressing, so extract the juice without damaging the rasps. A following clrification allows to ferent a clear must. This must stays for a long time in cntact with our selected yeasts, thus enriching it of its typical scents.
The wine is bottled at the beginning of the following year.
References
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Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani 2011
Luca Maroni90pt -
I Vini di Veronelli 2020
Veronelli88pt. -
Vini d'Italia 2017
Gambero Rosso -
Museo Internazionale Etichetta d'Oro 2017
Museo Internazionale Etichetta del Vino -
Bibenda 2014
Associazione Italiana Sommelier -
Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani 2011
Luca Maroni85pt.