# Extra Brut (De Alessi (Tenuta San Sebastiano))

> Sparkling, Vino Spumante Metodo Classico by [De Alessi (Tenuta San Sebastiano)](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/de-alessi.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/de-alessi-tenuta-san-sebastiano-extra-brut).

- **Producer:** De Alessi (Tenuta San Sebastiano)
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Vino Spumante Metodo Classico
- **Grape:** Pinot Nero Meunier 40%, Chardonnay 50%, Pinot Nero 10%
- **Production area:** Lu Monferrato (AL)
- **Soil:** Calcareous
- **Exposure:** South
- **Harvest:** Late August, early September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot (low), 5,000 vines per hectare, 6,000 kg per hectare, 270 m, 0.5 ha planted in 2000
- **Vinification:** Hand-picked in crates, grapes chilled and pressed whole-bunch with 12 hours of maceration. Fermented at 20 °C for 7 days, no malolactic. A few months in steel on the lees without racking. Second fermentation in bottle for 50 months by the Classic method, disgorged in November 2020. 3,000 bottles.
- **Serving temperature:** 8 to 10 °C, open at the moment of serving
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

A Classic-method sparkling wine from Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay and Pinot Nero, 50 months on the lees in bottle, disgorged in November 2020.

## Tasting notes

Airy, creamy bubbles. Pale onion-skin pink with amber reflections. Broad bouquet enriched by the long time on the lees, with tertiary aromas. Notes of pastry, dried rose, dried fruit and small red fruits, full and persistent.

## Food pairings

Excellent as an aperitif and with a whole meal.