Sparkling
Giovanni
By Angelo Negro, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
A zero-dosage Metodo Classico Arneis, first made in 1985 and dedicated to Giovanni Negro, aged over four years on the lees.
Tasting notes
Fine, persistent perlage, straw yellow with green reflections. Intense, elegant nose of white flowers and pear. Creamy, crisp entry with a fine acid nerve and a persistent finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Sparkling
- Denomination
- Roero Arneis DOCG
- Grape
- Arneis
- Production area
- Roero
- Soil
- Sandy-calcareous
- Exposure
- North, north-west; 280-320 m above sea level
- Harvest
- End of August to beginning of September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training
- Vinification
- Metodo Classico, Dosage Zéro, Blanc de Blancs. No maceration, soft pressing of whole grapes. 6 months on the yeasts with batonnage, no malolactic fermentation, then 53 months sur lies in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 8-10 °C
- Storage
- Horizontal bottle position, 5 to 6 years
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