Sparkling
San Giorgio
By Cieck, Canavese, Piemonte, Italy
San Giorgio was Cieck's first sparkling wine, launched in 1985 after founder Remo Falconieri trained in traditional-method winemaking in Epernay, Champagne, and applied it to the estate's native Erbaluce grape.
Tasting notes
Dull straw yellow with evident greenish highlights; fine, persistent perlage with a voluminous, evanescent froth; bouquet dominated by fresh, mineral vine sensations with light crusty-bread notes; full-bodied, harmonious, vigorous palate
Pairs well with
Excellent as an aperitif and through a full meal, with fish, white meat, mild cheeses and vegetables
Technical details
- Style
- Sparkling
- Denomination
- Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG Spumante
- Grape
- Erbaluce
- Production area
- San Giorgio Canavese, Piedmont
- Soil
- Loose moraine soils, rich in stone
- Exposure
- South-east
- Vineyard planting
- Pergola training; average altitude approx. 320 m above sea level; average vine age approx. 30 years
- Vinification
- Brut style. Erbaluce grapes selected for freshness and integrity are soft-pressed whole and fermented at controlled temperature, then bottled for a second fermentation; the producer's page states both 'at least 24 months on lees' and, in the ageing line, '36 months on lees'; bottles undergo manual remuage and degorgement, followed by a further six months in bottle
- Serving temperature
- 8-10°C
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