Sparkling
Alta Langa Extra Brut
By Podere Gagliassi, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
Vintage Metodo Classico from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grown in Monforte d'Alba, 36 months on the lees. The Alta Langa 2021 scored 92 points in Falstaff's 2025 sparkling special.
Tasting notes
Bright straw yellow with golden highlights and fine, continuous perlage. Bread crust, toasted hazelnut, citrus and rennet apple, then flowers and a mineral hint. Fresh, vibrant and precise, with a creamy bubble and a long, savoury finish with citrus and saline returns.
Pairs well with
Aperitif, fish dishes, white meats and refined cuisine.
Technical details
- Style
- Sparkling
- Denomination
- Alta Langa DOCG
- Grape
- Chardonnay 50%, Pinot Noir 50%
- Production area
- Monforte d'Alba vineyards at 480 m above sea level (tech sheet: 400-450 m)
- Soil
- Calcareous-marl
- Exposure
- Ventilated
- Harvest
- Manual, August (tech sheet: early September)
- Vineyard planting
- French-origin Pinot Noir and Chardonnay clones planted in 2016, 2020 and 2025
- Vinification
- Soft pressing, first fermentation in stainless steel, second fermentation in bottle (Metodo Classico); 36 months on the lees in bottle. Vintage cuvée. 13% vol.
- Serving temperature
- 8 °C
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