Cinerino Marziano Abbona 2021

Marziano Abbona Langhe Bianco 'Cinerino' constitutes a rich and suave mineral expression of the white Viognier grape variety, native to the Rhone Valley. In fact, the idea of making this wine, first produced with the 1996 vintage, came from the Abbona family's encounter with the prestigious Rhone Viognier. Instead, the appellation 'Cinerino' comes from the grey heron that occasionally stops by the small lake where the vineyards, located near the winery, overlook.

Langhe Bianco 'Cinerino' from the family-owned Marziano Abbona estate is a pure Viognier from vines over 25 years old. Following harvest, the clusters undergo destemming-crushing and, after 36 hours of cold pre-fermentation pellicular maceration using carbon dioxide to prevent oxidative phenomena, soft pressing and alcoholic fermentation of the must in small 225-litre oak and acacia barrels. The fermentation process is accompanied by daily batonnage, and the wine is left to mature in the same wine containers, without carrying out malolactic fermentation, for 5-7 months on fine lees. Subsequently, the masses are blended, and after a short rest period in stainless steel tanks, where static decantation takes place, the wine is finally bottled.

Marziano Abbona's Viognier 'Cinerino' Langhe Bianco possesses a straw-yellow hue with bright greenish flashes. The nose reveals rich and complex perceptions of ripe fruit, white flowers, acacia honey and exotic fruit, enhanced by refined spicy and mineral hints. The taste development is full and soft, generous and velvety, balanced and harmonious in its consistent returns of fruit and spice.