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Puglia

Chardonnay del Salento

Cantele

Wine: Chardonnay del Salento

Region: Puglia

Oenologist: Gianni Cantele

Grapes: 100% Chardonnay

Vineyards location: Montemesola-Brindisi

Extension: 5 ha

Orientation: East-West

Altitude: 200 ft

Vine training: Cordon Speronato

Soil: Calcareous, Siliceous, Clay

Total production (btls): 300,000

Vinification: The grapes are harvested during the second half of August and are subsequently destemmed, crushed and soft-pressed. The juice is then chilled at 10 C in order to facilitate the clarification. Alcoholic fermentation then takes place in stainless steel tanks where the temperature remains at less than 14 C.

Ageing: In barriques for 3 months at the end of fermentation.

Chardonnay del Salento

white wine

Tasting Notes

Recent vintage overview

Serving temperature: 57-61 F

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