Villa Chiopris

Chardonnay

D.O.C. friuli

VINEYARD  located in the municipalities of Chiopris-Viscone and San Giovanni al Natisone.
KIND OF GROUND  Alluvial.
GRAPE  Chardonnay
TYPE OF CULTIVATION  Cordon trained

VINIFICATION AND REFINING — The grapes are harvested by machine, then steeped in a cold horizontal press for eight hours and the must is cleaned through settling. The fermentation takes place in steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 15°C. Once the fermentation is completed, the product thus obtained is left maturing in the same tanks at a controlled temperature for about four months. At the end of this period, the wine is assembled and bottled. There follows a further long period of refining in the bottle before the wine is distributed.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS ——  It has a bright straw yellow color. Its bouquet recalls apples, bread crust and peach. It is velvety on the palate.

DRINK WITH —  Vegetable risotto and delicate fish-dishes, it also goes very well with white meats.

LONGEVITY 3–4 years.

SERVE AT — 11–12°C.