Winery / Producer: Damilano (Historic Barolo winery founded in 1890, a monumental benchmark of aristocratic elegance, parcel precision and wines with immense aging potential).

Specific Origin: Selected hills of the Langhe, Piedmont, Italy.

Varietal Composition: 100% Chardonnay.

Terroir and Identity: Soils rich in calcareous-clayey marl. The continental Piedmontese climate, tempered by alpine protection, guarantees balanced ripening where the varietal develops a remarkable fruit density without sacrificing its natural acidity backbone.

Vinification and Aging: Selective manual harvest. After gentle pressing, a portion of the must ferments and ages for several months in fine-grained French oak barrels, undergoing periodic *bâtonnage* on its lees to add unctuousness and stability. The remaining percentage undergoes the process in stainless steel tanks to retain primary aromatic purity.

Style: Age-worthy white, dry, structured, unctuous, complex, with integrated spicy hints and a long, mineral finish.

Alcohol Content: 13.5% Vol. (Superbly balanced with the volume and richness of the body).

Capacity: 750 ml Burgundy bottle.

SKU: ITA-DAMILANO-GD-CHARDONNAY-750

Appearance: It exhibits a beautiful and intense straw yellow color with subtle golden reflections and bright, clear highlights. When swirling the glass, a sumptuous density is revealed, drawing slow and elegant tears.

Nose: Of a profound, multifaceted and aristocratic aromatic impact. It opens with intense notes of baked yellow apple, water pear, white peach and ripe pineapple. As it aerates, its sophisticated tertiary complexity unfolds: notes of toasted hazelnut, fresh butter, brioche bread and soft hints of fine vanilla and honey intertwined with a persistent mineral background.

Palate: Its entry is broad, stately and of a highly enveloping glyceric texture. The palate is dense, structured and unctuous, enveloped by a creaminess polished by contact with its lees. Immediately, a bright and refreshing continental acidity comes into play, providing verticality and dynamism, making the wine sumptuous yet agile. Extremely long finish, with persistent toasted and fruity hints.

Precision Gastronomic Pairing: Due to its magnificent presence, body and wood aging, Damilano G.D. Chardonnay demands consistent and sophisticated dishes. It is the perfect companion for large fatty fish baked or grilled (such as salmon, black cod, sea bass or seared tuna with a nut crust). It harmonizes exquisitely with shellfish in complex preparations: lobster tails with noisette butter, seared scallops and creamy seafood risottos. It is an ideal partner for fine white meats (free-range chicken breast stuffed with porcini mushrooms, truffled turkey) and even light cuts of veal or pork in white sauces. In Mexican cuisine, it masterfully accompanies traditional chiles en nogada, marinated zarandeado fish and green or white moles that share hints of toasted seeds.

Suggested Moments:

• The Distinguished Gift for Oenophiles and Collectors: A highly coveted bottle by connoisseurs who appreciate the elegant and structured face of Piedmontese whites. A gift that demonstrates refined and cultured selection criteria.
• Gourmet Family Meal (The Sunday Gourmet Table): Elevates the family gathering to the center of the table, accompanying creamy artisanal pastas, white lasagnas, seafood rice or oven-roasted poultry with fine herbs, pleasing the most demanding palates.
• Selected Special Celebration: The perfect label to commemorate momentous milestones: significant anniversaries, high-ranking job promotions, important birthdays or intimate weddings, toasting with a white wine of great lineage.
• Exclusive Summer and Outdoor Dinners: Enjoyed at the ideal temperature on a warm evening on a terrace or in a garden, it offers a sophisticated, fresh and enormously persistent long drink that graces the atmosphere.

At what optimal temperature is Damilano G.D. Chardonnay White Wine recommended to be served?

As a full-bodied Chardonnay with partial oak aging, it should not be served excessively cold to prevent low temperatures from dulling its refined toasted and fruity notes. The ideal serving temperature is between 10°C and 12°C.

Does this white wine from D.O.C. Langhe have bottle aging potential?

Yes, absolutely. The impeccable balance between its solid natural acidic structure and the fatty volume provided by its lees contact gives it a magnificent capacity for evolution. Stored under optimal conditions of light, humidity and constant temperature, it will gain in complexity and mineral finesse over the next 3 to 5 years.

Is it a heavy woody profile Chardonnay or does freshness stand out?

It is a label of modern and sophisticated balance. Although it has subtle hints of hazelnut, butter and fine vanilla thanks to its barrel aging, the wood is meticulously integrated and coexists in perfect harmony with an intense load of fresh white fruit and a vibrant continental acidity that cleanses the palate.

Is it recommended to decant or aerate this wine before serving?

It is not strictly mandatory, but it is highly advisable. Uncorking the bottle 15 to 20 minutes before consuming or allowing it to gently oxygenate in the glass will help the aromas of its noble wood aging to open up and the ripe fruit to express itself in full.