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exploring taste—santa margherita gruppo vinicolo
CHARDONNAY
Chardonnay is certainly the variety that best expresses
the sophistication added by fermentation and aging
in barrels, with notes of vanilla, roasted coffee, resin,
hazelnut and butter complementing the yellow flower
and ripe fruit aromas arising from alcoholic fermentation.
The greater elegance and richness of wines not only oak-
aged but also fermented should be noted, attributable to
the protective effect of carbon dioxide, the weakening of
certain aromatic molecules and the exaltation of fruity,
as well as spicy and mineral notes.
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