The Giuseppe Cortese 2018 Langhe Bianco Scapulin is a pure expression of Chardonnay aged in a combination of oak, amphorae and stainless steel for six months. It opens to a bouquet that is a bit heavy and flat, with mature peach, apricot and toasted almond. My sample had a moment of flint or matchstick that never fully lifted. Some 8,000 bottles were produced.