Sparkling
Special Cuvée Riserva
By Contratto, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
The Special Cuvée as an Alta Langa Riserva Pas Dosé, at least 90 months on the lees, about 7,000 bottles.
Tasting notes
Marked by minerality and a long finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Sparkling
- Denomination
- Alta Langa DOCG Riserva
- Grape
- Pinot Nero 90%, Chardonnay 10%
- 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 9 months of ageing; the Chardonnay rests almost 7 months in used French oak barrels. Second fermentation in bottle, then at least 90 months on the lees. Riddled by hand.
- Serving temperature
- 6 to 8 °C
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