Il Falchetto Piedmont Chardonnay DOC 2024

Il Falchetto Piedmont Chardonnay DOC, Piedmont, Italy, 2024

Grape: 100% Chardonnay, sand/limestone soil, hand harvested, 4-6 months' lees ageing in steel vats, unoaked

Producer Tasting Note:

Pale straw yellow, floral and fruity peach/tropical notes. On the palate, it’s fresh and warm, persistent, strengthened by a fair acid vein and sapidity. 

Tenuta Il Falchetto

We are delighted to be offering the wines of Il Falchetto, from Santo Stefano Belbo in Piedmont. The estate is east of Alba close to the border of the Langhe and Monferrato regions. It is owned by the Forno family, whose long history here began in the mid-1600’s. For the last four generations they have been a family of winegrowers and winemakers, devoted to the vine and to wine. Pietro Forno began producing Moscato in 1940 and at the end of the 70s Pietro passed the reins to his children Natalino and Luigi, who renewed the cellar and invested in new equipment. They worked hard improving and honing techniques, always with the maximum respect for tradition and their land.

Today the Il Falchetto Estate is proudly managed by brothers Giorgio, Fabrizio and Adriano Forno and includes vineyards in both Cuneo and Asti provinces, in which nine different varieties are cultivated, though the focus and highlight is their world class Barbera. The philosophy is to produce only top quality wines that respect and express the very best that each individual vineyard can produce.

For more details of this beautiful estate visit: www.ilfalchetto.com/en/

Food Match: Best served at 8-10° C. It pairs well with white fish and light meats (veal escalope, chicken breast with lemon and tarragon), Spring vegetable risotto, and fresh, soft cheese such as the local, mixed-milk Robiola. Perfect as an aperitif.