Sparkling

Serra Zero

By Cantina della Serra, Canavese, Piemonte, Italy

Cantina della Serra Serra Zero

Dosage-zero traditional-method sparkling wine, 100% Erbaluce hand-picked on one day, 45 months on the lees, 12 to 12.5% alcohol, about 2,500 bottles a year.

Tasting notes

Pale straw yellow. Soft elegance, from elderflower to chamomile, sage to grapefruit and young yellow plum. Fresh, slightly savoury, good complexity with a fine, persistent perlage, highlighting balsamic, citrus and aromatic herb notes.

Pairs well with

Lightly succulent, slightly sweet, fatty dishes such as the Canavese capunet, a savoy cabbage roll filled with pork, cheese and sweet spices

Technical details

Style
Sparkling
Denomination
Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG Spumante Metodo Classico
Grape
Erbaluce 100%
Harvest
Mid September
Vineyard planting
Pergola training; 90 q/ha
Vinification
Soft pressing, fermentation started at controlled temperature. First rest on the lees for 5 months, then re-inoculation; 45 months on the lees (shop page: at least 30). Nothing added at disgorgement. Technical cork. Brut nature; total acidity 7.5 g/L, pH 3.2.

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