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Bastìa
WhiteLanghe DOC Chardonnay

Bastìa

by Conterno Fantino · Piedmont, Italy

TypeWhite
AppellationLanghe DOC Chardonnay
GrapesChardonnay 100%
VineyardMonforte d'Alba (planted 1990–1998)
LineWhites
VintagesFirst vintage 1993

About this wine

Very sandy silty soil at 300–550 m, west/east exposure, 35% slope, Guyot, 5,500–6,000 vines/ha. Manual harvest in early September; 80–90 q/ha. Whole-cluster pressing; both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in French oak, aging in French oak of various sizes. About 12,000 bottles; 750 ml and 1.5 L.