# Valè (De Alessi (Tenuta San Sebastiano))

> Sparkling, Spumante Brut 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-vale).

- **Producer:** De Alessi (Tenuta San Sebastiano)
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Spumante Brut
- **Grape:** Pinot Nero Meunier 50%, Chardonnay 50%
- **Production area:** Lu Monferrato (AL)
- **Soil:** Calcareous
- **Exposure:** South
- **Harvest:** Early August
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot (low), 5,000 vines per hectare, 6,000 kg per hectare, 270 m, 1 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 autoclave for 9 months by the Martinotti/Charmat method, 3 months in bottle. 3,000 bottles.
- **Serving temperature:** 8 to 10 °C, open at the moment of serving
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

A Martinotti/Charmat sparkling wine from Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay, 9 months in autoclave then 3 months in bottle.

## Tasting notes

Fine, creamy bubbles. Straw yellow with fine, persistent perlage. Broad, fresh, elegant bouquet with many toasted dried fruit scents. Notes of bread crust, toasted dried fruit, dried rose and small red fruits, rich and persistent.

## Food pairings

Excellent as an aperitif and with a whole meal.