Chardonnay 'Cuvée Bois' Les Cretes 2020

Chardonnay Cuvee Bois from Les Cretes is a typical mountain wine, whose substantial mineral and savory characteristics are softened by expert aging in the extraordinary barriques commissioned by owner Constantine Charrere, according to optimal toasting levels.

The Les Cretes winery was founded by Constantine Charrere in 1989 in Aymavilles, where the scenic Côteau la Tour hill showcases its medieval tower, inhabited until the last century by a village hermit, now the winery's symbol. The production area of Les Cretes, which originates in the difficult mountainous terrain of Valle d'Aosta, is characterized by a high fragmentation of vineyards and high planting densities due to the slopes of the land, whose moraine and sandy soils provide an ideal environment for the cultivation of numerous native and international varieties, as in the case of Chardonnay.

The Alpine climate strongly influences the organoleptic characteristics of the local wines: the grapes, harvested late in the year, undergo strong temperature changes due to the autumn temperature range; this phenomenon, typical of mountain areas, favors the formation of aromatic precursors in the cluster, which considerably enrich the most fragrant component of the wines. In this extraordinary terroir comes to life the Chardonnay Cuvee Bois, a wine with great structure able to cope with long aging phases and hold its own against important Burgundy Chardonnays.