Sparkling
Pier Michelle
By Carlin de Paolo, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
A brut Charmat sparkling wine from native white grapes; 12.5% alcohol.
Tasting notes
Pale straw yellow with slight golden hints. Delicate and elegant, fruity and fragrant, with a delicate hint of yeast. Dry, fine, fresh and aromatic, typically savoury and very harmonious. Very fine, continuous, lively and elegant perlage.
Pairs well with
Ideal as an aperitif. Excellent with seafood dishes and fried fish.
Technical details
- Style
- Sparkling
- Denomination
- Spumante Brut
- Grape
- Blend of native white grapes
- Soil
- Sandy, clayey, calcareous
- Vineyard planting
- Altitude 180 to 300 m above sea level; traditional Piedmontese guyot, 4,000 to 4,500 vines per hectare; yield 100 quintals per hectare; average vine age 30 to 40 years.
- Vinification
- White vinification in autoclave (Charmat method).
- Serving temperature
- Serve at around 6 to 8°C.
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