Moccagatta Langhe Chardonnay, 2021 Bordeaux Rouge Straw yellow with reflections tending

Straw yellow with reflections tending to a shiny-greenish color

Finishes taut and minerally

not the Reserva & Grand Reserva that US drinkers tend to prefer

The soils are calcareous and poor in organic matter

rosemary and savory saddle

Moccagatta Langhe Chardonnay, 2021 Bordeaux Rouge Straw yellow with reflections tendingSaline, flint, lemon, white flowers on nose. Palate is crisp and direct with depth in minerals and citrus. Chardonnay made by Barbaresco producer, Moccagatta in the Langhe region of Piedmont. There seems to be a fascination in this region by the Chardonnay of Burgundy this one comes across as a linear, minerally Chablis. The Minuto brothers Sergio and Franco established the estate in the 1950s, naming it "Moccagatta" for the land's historical name.