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Les Cretes - Valle d'Aosta - Chardonnay 2016
- Producer Les Cretes
- Country Italy
- Region Valle D'Aosta
- UPC 8 033055 430906
Food pairing
with aperitif and appetizers, first courses (soups, pasta), cheese and herb based omelettes, fish, white and red roasted meat, medium seasoned cheese.
Tasting notes
Brilliant , straw yellow hue. Ripe melon and papaya with Almond milk on the nose. Lush, ripe fruit on the palate surrounded by a core of bracing acidity. Rich mineral finish with tropical fruit overtones.
As a side note
Originally from Burgundy, the Chardonnay grape has been cultivated in our mountainous region for decades with excellent results. The grape exhibits a wonderfully unique character that is specific to the terroir of the Aosta Valley.
Harvest
harvested manually in the middle of September
Terroir
Loose, sandy, moraine soil. North-eastern exposure. Altitude, 600 to 850 metres (1,968 to 2,788 feet)
Vinification
Gentle pressing,12 days of fermentation in steel tanks under controlled temperature (18° C/ 64° F), 1-2 months "sur lies" maturation, continual batonnage.