Langhe Chardonnay

Fletcher's Langhe DOC Chardonnay sits alongside his Nebbiolo lineup as the white in the range. Fruit is whole-bunch pressed with no sulphur and handled oxidatively into barrel, then fermented spontaneously and aged around nine months on lees in a mixed-age barrel program (roughly 30% new French oak per year, the rest older wood). The intent is texture from lees and skin work rather than oak signature, with no filtration or fining at bottling.