CHARDONNAY - BOTTEGA VINAI

DESCRIPTION

Straw yellow colour with greenish

hints. Intense, persistent bouquet,

with notes of yellow apple, apricot

and pineapple. Ageing in barriques

gives the wines a slight, pleasant hint

of vanilla and sweet pastry on the

nose. Full-bodied, rounded palate;

beautifully balanced with a rich,

persistent aftertaste.

VINIFICATION

The grape must and skins are chilled

to low temperatures and remain in

contact for about five hours to enable

the high-quality aromas to be

extracted. Processing of the grapes

then continues with soft pressing of

the pulp and skins to obtain the must,

which is then fermented, some in

barriques and the rest in stainless

steel. After around 6 months of

refinement on the yeasts (30% in

French oak barriques and 70% in

steel), the wine is bottled cold-sterile

and left to mature in the bottle before

it goes to market.

REFINEMENT

Barrique and stainless steel

VINEYARD

The Santa Margherita hills near Ala in

the Vallagarina and Valle dei Laghi

valleys to the north of Lake Garda.

The vineyards are located in the Santa

Margherita area on ancient fans

featuring shallow, brown soils rich in

skeleton on a loose sandy matrix.

Valle dei Laghi on the other hand

features medium-depth, alluvial soils

rich in skeleton on a loose loamy and

gravelly matrix. The two areas enjoy

the same type of sub-Mediterranean

climate. The average annual

temperature is around 12 degrees

centigrade, while rainfall is in the

region of 700-800 mm, with peaks in

spring and autumn , and two dips,