Sparkling
Millesimato
By Contratto, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
A vintage-only Alta Langa Pas Dosé, about 80,000 bottles a year, with at least 30 months on the lees.
Tasting notes
Bright, intense yellow. Soft, delicate nose of flowers and citrus, with dried fruit, pastry, orange blossom and mineral notes. Fresh and savoury on the palate, with a fine, enveloping and persistent perlage.
Technical details
- Style
- Sparkling
- Denomination
- Alta Langa DOCG
- Grape
- Pinot Nero 80%, Chardonnay 20%
- Production area
- Bossolasco (CN)
- 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 about 9 months of ageing. Second fermentation in bottle, then at least 30 months on the lees. Riddled by hand. Bottled about 9 months after the harvest, zero dosage.
- Serving temperature
- 6 to 8 °C
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