Sparkling

Alta Langa Rosè Brut

By Paolo Berutti, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy

Paolo Berutti Alta Langa Rosè Brut

A rosé Alta Langa DOCG Metodo Classico from 100% Pinot Nero, full-bodied and structured with a very fine, persistent perlage. About 4,000 bottles a year.

Tasting notes

Salmon pink with delicate coppery-purple reflections. Intense, complex nose of Pinot Nero skin blended with bread crust, ripe fruit, quince and red woodland berries. Pleasantly structured, savoury and soft, balanced by acidity, with a persistent aftertaste.

Pairs well with

An excellent aperitif. Good with any fish dish, especially salmon and sea bass, and with grilled meat for its savouriness and structure. The producer also suggests it with hazelnut cake and marrons glacés.

Technical details

Style
Sparkling
Denomination
Alta Langa DOCG
Grape
Pinot Nero 100%
Production area
High hills of the Langa
Soil
Siliceous-calcareous
Exposure
South-west and west
Harvest
Mid to late August
Vineyard planting
Classic Guyot; 4,500 vines per hectare; 300 m a.s.l.
Vinification
Grapes are picked by hand into perforated crates, selected in the vineyard and pressed within a few hours with gentle manual programmes. The juice settles clear within hours and ferments slowly at a controlled 13°C in stainless steel and, for a small part, in wood. In spring the wine is bottled for the second fermentation (prise de mousse), and the bottles are stacked in underground galleries at a constant 12°C, where the wine ages for years before remuage and disgorgement. Dosage with a light syrup. Approximately 4,000 bottles of 0.75 L and 200 magnums of 1.5 L.
Serving temperature
6°C

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