# 40 Rose (Cantine Crosio)

> Sparkling, Vino Spumante Metodo Classico by [Cantine Crosio](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantine-crosio.md), Canavese, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantine-crosio-40-rose).

- **Producer:** Cantine Crosio
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Vino Spumante Metodo Classico
- **Production area:** Hills of Caluso (Canavese)
- **Soil:** Moraine soil, rich in gravelly debris and sand
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot; vines 12-15 years old
- **Vinification:** Hand-harvested in crates. Cryomaceration of whole bunches for about 7 days at 0 C. Grapes are crushed and left in the press for about 15 hours, then softly pressed and the must settled. Fermentation with selected yeasts in steel at 15 C, 9-10 months on the lees with batonnage. Second fermentation in bottle, then 18-24 months on the lees.
- **Serving temperature:** 8-10 C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30


## Summary

Rose Metodo Classico from a red-berried variety, 18-24 months on the lees.

## Tasting notes

Antique pink with coppery glints and a fine, elegant perlage. Notes of wild fruit such as small red apples, rowan, redcurrant and old red vineyard peaches. Fine freshness and good savouriness support the fleshy body, with an almond finish.

## Food pairings

Seafood salads, seared octopus, salmon and tuna tartare, and sushi. Also hot arancini, pumpkin tortelli, cotoletta alla valdostana and scaloppine alla pizzaiola.