92 pts Vinous
The 2018 Chardonnay Selezione wafts up with a bouquet of sweet herbs, honey, white smoke, peach and hints of vanilla bean. It’s silky with depths of texturally ripe fruits offset by a stunning display of vibrant acids and minerals before taking on a nutty richness with hints of roasted almond and caramel that linger on. The influence of oak is apparent, yet it frames this Chardonnay quite nicely. - By Eric Guido on September 2020

The estate’s Chardonnay lies in the hills of Ca’ delle Ballade, between Brazzano and Ruttars. The soil here is locally known as carantan but is predominantly reddish marl. The vineyard faces southeast and has a colder climate compared to the local average because of the strong influence of the Bora, a cold wind that blows from the northeast. The vines often used exclusively for the Selezione are located in a parcel at a higher altitude at the top of the hill with the same soil but older vines, roughly 40 years in age, and planted at a higher density than is common for the area (between 3,500 and 7,300 vines per hectare). If the vintage allows, the Chardonnay Selezione comes exclusively from the higher altitude parcel. Otherwise, it is made from a barrel selection of the best Chardonnay of that year. Anything not used for the Selezione goes into the Chardonnay. Both wines are aged in approximately 30% new oak.