Sparkling

Le Cave Rosé

By Castello di Uviglie, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy

Castello di Uviglie Le Cave Rosé

Il Vino Bello rating: 4 / 5

A pure Pinot Nero Metodo Classico rosé, briefly macerated on the skins for its colour and aged a minimum of 48 months in the estate's underground caves.

Tasting notes

Appearance: delicate, bright rosé, with fine, persistent perlage. Nose: exquisite aromatic complexity, hints of raspberry and wild strawberry, with limestone and yeasty notes. Palate: splendid freshness and aromatic complexity, sapidity enriched by forest berries, goji berries and spicy tones typical of Pinot Nero, with a rich, creamy perlage.

Pairs well with

From aperitifs to shellfish in bearnaise sauce, vegetable pasta dishes, roast fish, white meats and flavourful cheeses.

Technical details

Style
Sparkling
Denomination
Vino Spumante Rosé
Grape
Pinot Nero
Production area
Municipality of Rosignano Monferrato (AL)
Soil
Calcareous, clayey
Vineyard planting
Vineyard planted in 1997.
Vinification
Harvested and vinified in rosé style in stainless steel vats, with very brief skin contact for colour. Metodo Classico secondary fermentation in bottle for a minimum of 48 months in the underground caves at constant temperature. Extra Brut dosage of 3.5 g/L.
Serving temperature
8-10°C
Storage
Bottled in 0.75 and 1.5 l formats; keeps for over 5 years after disgorgement.

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