Company Name:TENUTA LA FIAMMENGA di Vittorio Radicioni S.r.l.

Vintage2007 

Format750 ml

ColorWhite 

CategoryStill Wine 

Country/RegionItaly, Piemonte

Type of VineChardonnay

AppellationPiemonte

ClassificationD.O.C. 

Alcohol Percentage12 %

Sugar Rate0-5 g/l 

General

Tasting Notes:A white wine of class, vinified 100% from chardonnay grapes, of a straw yellow color, with a bouquet that recalls fruits and flowers, and a fresh, savoury, harmonious taste. The grape clusters harvested in mid-September are crushed for only a short time at a very low temperature. ORGANOLECTIC CHARACTERISTICS • Color: straw yellow, with pale greenish reflections • Scent: fruity and intense • Taste: fresh, savoury and persistent. MENU MATCHING: given its moderate alcoholic content this elegant wine is suitable for aperitifs and hors d’oeuvres, cold salads with pasta, white meats and fish, fresh cheeses. Best served cold, between 10 and 12¾C, in tulip goblets.

Vineyard

% of Grape / Cépage:100% Chardonnay

Soil:sandy/clayey

Type of Harvest:THINNING: up to 50%

Vinification (Wine-making)

Method:• Harvested manually in aerated plastic containers, 20 kg maximum weight • Crushed and destemmed • Crio-maceration of the unfermented grapes at 5¾C for 36 hours • Light crushing to separate the must from the skins • Alcoholic fermentation with selected yeasts at a regulated temperature in stainless steel vats • On completion of the fermentation, fining of the wine • Preparation for bottling • Matured in bottles for 3 months