Sparkling

Alta Langa Blanc de Blancs

By Colombo - Cascina Pastori, Asti, Piemonte, Italy

Colombo - Cascina Pastori Alta Langa Blanc de Blancs

Alta Langa Blanc de Blancs is Colombo's single-varietal Chardonnay Metodo Classico under the Alta Langa DOCG, aged at least 30 months on the lees.

Tasting notes

Bright, crystalline straw yellow with golden, green highlights and a fine, persistent mousse. The bouquet opens with white flowers such as acacia and vanilla against flinty minerality, crisp green apple and lemon zest, then acacia honey and freshly baked croissant. On the palate a vibrant, cutting acidity typical of Chardonnay gives dynamism, with a silky perlage, savoury minerality and a long finish of custard cream and honey.

Technical details

Style
Sparkling
Denomination
Alta Langa DOCG
Grape
Chardonnay 100%
Production area
Val Bormida, Comune di Bubbio, Langa Astigiana, at 250 to 400 m altitude
Soil
Marl, clay, sand
Vineyard planting
Guyot training, 5,200 vines per hectare, hand-harvested
Vinification
Grapes sorted a second time in the cellar to select only the best berries, very gentle pressing, static clarification of the free-run must, then alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperature in stainless steel. Secondary fermentation follows the Metodo Classico in bottle for about 80 days in Colombo's cool underground cellars, then a minimum of 30 months on the lees.
Serving temperature
6 to 8°C

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