# Propàgo (Enrico Serafino)

> Sparkling, Alta Langa DOCG Extra Brut by [Enrico Serafino](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/enrico-serafino.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/enrico-serafino-propago).

- **Producer:** Enrico Serafino
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Alta Langa DOCG Extra Brut
- **Grape:** Chardonnay 100%
- **Production area:** Sessame, Mango and Trezzo Tinella communes.
- **Soil:** Clay-limestone.
- **Exposure:** West and northwest facing.
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot-trained vines 10 to 25 years old at 400 to 450 metres above sea level, 100% hand-harvested, farmed with sustainable viticulture.
- **Vinification:** Hand-sorted bunches are pressed in an inert nitrogen atmosphere for a free-run yield of about 45%; the must ferments in temperature-controlled steel tanks and rests 6 months on the lees with bâtonnage. The classic method second fermentation happens in bottle, aged on the lees for at least 36 months; the dosage liqueur added after disgorgement follows the estate's own recipe of reserve wines and sugar (3 g/L), with no distillate.
- **Serving temperature:** 4-6°C
- **Storage:** Can age 4 to 6 years.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

The estate's Alta Langa wines are traditionally Pinot Noir led, and Propàgo, named from the Latin for bud or shoot, was its first 100% Chardonnay bottling, adding the variety's breadth to the crisp character its higher-altitude vineyards give.

## Tasting notes

Straw yellow with golden reflections and a fine, persistent perlage, a broad, complex, inviting, delicate nose of lime blossom, citrus and honey with pleasant mineral notes, and a broad, complex, vertical, dry, fresh, citrus palate, elegant and intense, with a rich, crisp texture and a long mineral aftertaste.

## Food pairings

An aperitif spumante above all, also enjoyed throughout a meal.