Sparkling

Brut

By Brandini, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Brandini Brut

The estate's Alta Langa Brut from vines above 500 m around San Giorgio Scarampi and Benevello, with very low residual sugar.

Tasting notes

Perlage fine and persistent. Aroma: freshly baked bread, white flowers and yellow fruit. Palate: long and persistent with a soft, round finish, refreshing acidity. Colour: golden yellow.

Technical details

Style
Sparkling
Denomination
Alta Langa DOCG
Grape
Pinot Noir 85%, Chardonnay 15%
Production area
San Giorgio Scarampi and Benevello, 500 to 550 m altitude
Vineyard planting
500 to 550 m altitude
Vinification
Direct pressing at low pressure for 3 hours, free-run and press juices separated. Settled juice ferments in stainless steel at 16 to 17°C; chilled after fermentation to block malolactic conversion, then racked. Bottled in early spring for the second fermentation; 32 to 36 months sur lie, then disgorged and dosed, closed with a mushroom cork.

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