La Miraja "Cuore di Luna"

Estate fruit from the Calosso vineyard situated 250 meters above sea level. Southwest exposure. Calcareous-clay soils. These vines were planted to Chardonnay in 1995 with 5,000 vines per hectare trained in the guyot style. Hand-harvested fruit is destemmed and then crushed by basket press into stainless-steel tanks, where native fermentation occurs. This Chardonnay does not undergo malolactic fermentation. After 3 months in tank on the fine lees, the wine rests for an additional 4 months in bottle prior to release.