Sparkling

914

By Cantine Volpi, Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy

Cantine Volpi 914

Metodo Classico brut from Pinot Nero, 914 days on the lees in bottle.

Tasting notes

Bright straw yellow with fine, persistent perlage. Complex, fruity, light nose with bread crust and white flowers. Soft and round at first, then fresh, savoury and lingering, recalling leavened bread.

Pairs well with

Aperitifs, fresh starters, delicate first courses, savoury pies

Technical details

Style
Sparkling
Denomination
Vino Spumante Brut Metodo Classico
Grape
Pinot Nero 100%
Production area
Tortona
Vinification
Hand harvest in crates, soft pressing. Free-run must fermented in steel at 15°C, no malolactic fermentation. Second fermentation in bottle at 15°C for about 30 months, reaching 5-6 atmospheres; ageing on the lees in bottle for 914 days.
Storage
Store below 25°C at 50-70% humidity; 5 years in closed bottle, 3 days once opened

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