Details

Perfume

Color

Taste
Serve at:
12 - 14 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years

Pairings
- Start up year: 1989
- Oenologist: Raffaele Crotta, Eleonora Charrère
- Bottles produced: 250.000
- Hectares: 35


Name | Les Cretes Chardonnay 2024 |
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Type | White green still |
Denomination | Valle d'Aosta DOC |
Vintage | 2024 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
Country | Italy |
Region | Aosta Valley |
Vendor | Les Cretes |
Story | Chardonnay is an international grape variety that has adapted perfectly to the terroir of the Aosta Valley, acquiring a mountain character that makes it unmistakably fresh. |
Origin | Towns of Aymavilles and Frissonnière (Aosta). |
Climate | Altitude: 600-850 m a.s.l. Exposure: North-East. |
Soil composition | Morainic, loose, sandy on slopes. |
Cultivation system | Guyot. |
Plants per hectare | 7,500. |
Yield per hectare | 9,000 kg/hectare. |
Harvest | By hand, mid-September. |
Fermentation temperature | 18 °C (64 °F) |
Fermentation | 12 days. |
Wine making | Refrigeration of the grapes, whose clusters are then gently pressed. It then follows a 12-day fermentation in stainless steel at a temperature of 16°C. |
Aging | On the lees for 1-2 months. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |