Ottin Chardonnay Canto X 2022

Harvest began September 12, 2022 with manual harvesting in boxes

Fermentation begins with gentle whole-cluster pressing and continues for ten days in tonneaux using selected yeasts. The wine then matures for one year on fine lees in 300L French oak tonneaux, completing malolactic fermentation for added balance.

Aged for 1 year on fine lees in 300 L French oak tonneaux, 5–10% new, for texture and nuance.

Founded in 1989 by Elio Ottin, who at just 23 transformed steep, coarse-soiled terrain between Quart and Saint-Christophe, Ottin now produces some of the Aosta Valley’s finest high-altitude wines. Guided by a farmer-scholar philosophy, Elio and his son Nicolas approach the vineyard and cellar with deep agronomic study and care, nurturing the land to express its unique mineral and sandy soils. The estate operates as a fully self-sustaining ecosystem, powered entirely by renewable mountain resources—stream water, solar energy, and biomass—and fertilized solely with manure from their own cattle. From Petite Arvine and Fumin to Pinot Noir and Torrette Superieur, Ottin wines reflect the richness of their mountain terroir and the meticulous stewardship of their vineyards.