Chardonnay L’Angelica Langhe D.O.C. 75cl (2021) ROCCHE DEI MANZONI

In the Monforte d'Alba area in the Piedmont area of Cuneo, the Angelica 100% Chardonnay wines have been cultivated under the Guyot pergola with 4000 plants per hectare since 1989. The Chardonnays of the Langhe have a life expectancy of 15 years and come from sustainable agriculture; the grapes are at once pressed and left to age in small oak barrels for a period until it refined in the bottle before going to the market. L'Angelica is the perfect expression of Rocca dei Manzoni philosophy. Rodolfo Migliorini sustains that white wines need to find their depth and complexity, which red wines own by virtue of their tannin, through the long oxidation process of aging. The Angelica Chardonnay, exceptional quality fruit is needed – the result of severe pruning, dense planting, and late harvesting. The transformation occurs in barriques, utilizing spontaneous fermentation with minimal human intervention. Intense and aristocratic on the nose with perfect integration of the varietal aromas and the vein of toasted oak. Powerfully full-bodied on the palate, concentrated, long and amazingly complex.