Sparkling
Ardè
By Castellari Bergaglio, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
Ardè is Castellari Bergaglio's Gavi DOCG Metodo Classico, hand-harvested and aged on its lees for an extended period before disgorgement.
Tasting notes
Floral and fruity aromas with notes of pastry, toasted hazelnuts and bread crust. Fresh, decisive and enveloping on the palate.
Pairs well with
As an aperitif or throughout a meal.
Technical details
- Style
- Sparkling
- Denomination
- Gavi DOCG Metodo Classico
- Harvest
- 6-14 September; 2.5 kg per vine, 95 quintals/ha
- Vinification
- Grapes hand-harvested and gently, progressively pressed, with the musts fractioned, then alcoholic fermentation in steel with selected yeasts. Bottled in spring with tirage syrup for the second fermentation and mousse formation in bottle. Rests on its own lees for 60 months before disgorgement (disgorged November 2012).