Ventisquero Grey Chardonnay

Variety: Chardonnay 100%
O.D.: Casablanca Valley

Soils: red clay with granitic rock after the first meter deep.

Vintage: Harvest took place in April 25, moment in which the grapes showed the best potential. Bunches were hand picked in early hours of the morning in small cases of ten kilos each, to be transported and carefully selected, in the winery, in order to keep quality and character

Vinification: Grape juice stayed away from air contact during the whole process. Fermentation was carry out slowly, keeping a constant temperature control (between 13 and15ºC), that allowed the fruity and mineral fragrances extraction.

Ageing: The 100% of this wine was fermented in French oak barrels (228L). Once fermentation was done, the wine received batonnage (lees stirring), to give complexity and richness to the palate.
50% of the wine was aged in new oak and 50% in second use whit a 30% of malolactic fermentation.


Technical Data: Alc/Vol: 14%GL; pH: 3,35; Res.Sugar: 2,55g/L; Acidity: 6,71 /L(Ac. Tartaric)

Best Before: The wine can be drink now o will improve his complexity in the next 5 to 6 years in the right cellar conditions.