Sparkling
Edoardoprimo
By Domenico Serra, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A brut rosé spumante blending Nebbiolo, Barbera and Freisa, made with a tank-method second fermentation.
Tasting notes
This Brut Rosé displays a delicate pink hue with fine, persistent bubbles. The nose reveals elegant notes of red berries and floral undertones, while the palate is crisp, dry, and refreshing with a balanced acidity.
Technical details
- Style
- Sparkling
- Denomination
- Spumante Brut Rosé
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 50%, Barbera 25%, Freisa 25%
- Production area
- Agliano Terme, about 0.5 hectares of vines.
- Soil
- Pale, sand-rich soil the locals call "sabbie astiane": clayey-calcareous marl of marine sedimentary origin, low in organic matter but rich in trace elements, especially magnesium.
- Exposure
- West facing, at about 230 metres above sea level.
- Harvest
- Hand-picked.
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot-trained.
- Vinification
- Soft pressing, first fermentation of the free-run must for 12 to 15 days at a controlled temperature of 15 to 16°C in steel tanks, then rested on its own lees for 2 to 3 months. A second fermentation follows in steel tank for 5 months at a controlled temperature, with added sugar to build the sparkle.
- Serving temperature
- 7-8°C
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