PIEMONTE DOC CHARDONNAY Costebianche

Costebianche is the youngest Chardonnay produced by Coppo. The wine gets its name from its vineyards, which are planted in naturally white soils of clayey-calcareous marl.

Name origin:
this wine owes its name to the color of the soil where the vineyards are located, Costebianche means in fact white slopes

Appellation:
Piemonte d.o.c.

Grape variety:
Chardonnay

Exposure:
south – south east – south west

Soil composition:
calcareous clay marl

Vineyard altitude:
650 ft above sea level

Training system:
Guyot

Harvest:
selection in vineyards of the healthiest, ripest grapes hand
collected in 40 lb picking baskets

Vinification and fining:
after soft pressing, must is partly fermented and aged on fine lees in barriques, partly in stainless steel vats

Color:
straw yellow

Nose:
typical tropical fruits notes

Taste:
fresh and pleasantly savory

Pairings:
vegetables aspic, gazpacho, stuffed zucchini flowers, sole meuniere

Serving temperature:
12° C.

Sizes:
0,750 l.