# Maria Elisa (Angelo Negro)

> Sparkling, Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC by [Angelo Negro](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/angelo-negro.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/angelo-negro-maria-elisa).

- **Producer:** Angelo Negro
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **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 rosé, Extra Brut. Cold soft pressing, 6 months on the yeasts with batonnage, no malolactic fermentation, then 40 months sur lies in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 5-6 °C
- **Storage:** Horizontal bottle position, 5 to 6 years
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

A Nebbiolo rosé Metodo Classico, first made in 2004 and dedicated to Giovanni Negro's wife Maria Elisa, with 40 months on the lees.

## Tasting notes

Soft rosé tending to onion skin. Fresh, fragrant red fruit, with Nebbiolo's fruity and spicy notes. Incisive, dynamically acid palate with a wide, enveloping aftertaste that closes on pepper.