Sparkling
Rosato
By Erpacrife, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Metodo classico rosé sparkling from Nebbiolo grown in a single vineyard at Madonna di Como, Alba. Refermented in bottle, at least 24 months on the lees and at least 36 months in glass, with no dosage (0 g/l residual sugar), 12.5% alcohol.
Technical details
- Style
- Sparkling
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Madonna di Como (Alba), 400 m a.s.l., 1 hectare
- Soil
- Medium texture; calcareous sandy soil
- Exposure
- East
- Harvest
- Hand-picked into crates with selection in the vineyard
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1985; 0.90 x 2.30 m spacing, 4,500 vines per hectare; yield 80 q/ha
- Vinification
- Cryomaceration, soft pressing, cold storage and refermentation in bottle at low temperature with cryophilic yeasts (metodo classico). At least 24 months on the lees in bottle, at least 36 months in glass. Residual sugar 0 g; alcohol 12.5%.