# Cuvée Novecento (Contratto)

> Sparkling, Vino Spumante Metodo Classico by [Contratto](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/contratto.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/contratto-cuvee-novecento).

- **Producer:** Contratto
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Vino Spumante Metodo Classico
- **Grape:** Pinot Nero 70%, Chardonnay 30%
- **Production area:** Loazzolo and Cassinasco (AT)
- **Vinification:** Destemmed and gently pressed without pressing the berries, so only the free-run flower must is used. First fermentation in temperature-controlled steel tanks, then almost 9 months of ageing. Second fermentation in bottle, then almost 100 months on the lees. Riddled by hand.
- **Serving temperature:** 6 to 8 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30


## Summary

A Pas Dosé Metodo Classico named after the Brut Riserva Novecento first made in 1986, about 20,000 bottles, with almost 100 months on the lees.