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 |
|---|---|
| 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 Aosta Valley terroir, acquiring a mountain character that makes it unmistakably fresh. |
| Origin | Aymavilles, Frissonnière di Saint Christophe (AO) |
| Climate | Altitude: 600-850 m. a.s.l. Exposure: North-East. |
| Soil composition | Morainic, loose, sandy on slopes. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 7500 |
| Yield per hectare | 9000 kg |
| Harvest | Manual, mid-September |
| Fermentation temperature | 16 °C |
| Fermentation | 12 days. |
| Wine making | Chilling of the grapes, whole cluster soft pressing, 12-day fermentation in stainless steel at a temperature of 16 °C. |
| Aging | "Sur lies 1-2 months. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

