Rivera Lama dei Corvi Chardonnay 2018

VARIETIES 100% CHARDONNAY PRODUCTION AREA Territory of Andria in the northern part of Castel del Monte D.O.C. area VINEYARDS The Lama dei Corvi vineyard, at an altitude of 350 metres and with rocky soils, where the vines are trained to the spurred cordon system at 4,800 vines per hectare. Yield is kept as low as 80-90 quintals per hectare WINEMAKING The grapes are hand-picked into 20-kg shallow boxes during the second week of August and are then lightly pressed. The must goes to 225-litre French oak barrels, where it undergoes a slow fermentation at 18 °C AGEING The wine matures in barriques for 9 months, with twice-weekly lees stirring. The wine is then bottled without cold stabilization and matures for a further 6 months before release TASTING NOTES Deep straw yellow in colour. Intense, fruity bouquet, richly layered with ripe pear and apple over nuances of saffron and cinnamon. Complex and elegant on the palate, it shows good balance between fruit and complex notes RECOMMENDED WITH The complexity of the wine makes it the perfect complement to rich main courses, especially seafood dishes such as seafood in safron vellutèe or salmon tagliolini