Biondelli Satèn NV
100% Chardonnay

VINEYARD: Franciacorta Vineyard "Nave", "Paini", "Stazione" 8 hectares in Bornato di Cazzago San Martino

EXPOSURE: south, between 200 and 220 meters above sea level

SOIL DESCRIPTION: thin moraine soil with good skeleton content 

PRUNING METHOD: guyot 

VINE PLANTS DENSITY: 4300 vine plants per hectare

YIELD PER HECTARE: 7000 kg

GRAPE GROWING METHOD: Organic grape growing since the first harvest. Officially certified since 2014

HARVEST: first decade of August

MUST PROCESSING: gentle pressing followed by a first fermentation in stainless steel barrels at a controlled temperature of 14º- 15º celsius

BOTTLING: bottling takes place during the Spring that follows the harvest

AGING: secondary fermentation takes place in the bottle for no less than 24 months

DESCRIPTION: bright straw yellow

NOSE: notes of white flowers, lime zest and grapefruit with nuances of croissant, honey and liquorice

PALATE: creamy and silky freshness, elegant grapefruit and remarkable mineral traces. Final notes of liquorice and biscuit provide a complex and elegant close

PAIRING: high versatile, ideal throughout a whole meal. Particularly recommended with Italian first courses

TEMPERATURE: serve at 10º - 12º celsius