# Riserva Blanc de Noir Pas Dosé (Ettore Germano)

> Sparkling, Alta Langa DOCG Riserva by [Ettore Germano](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/ettore-germano.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/ettore-germano-riserva-blanc-de-noir-pas-dose).

- **Producer:** Ettore Germano
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Alta Langa DOCG Riserva
- **Grape:** Pinot Nero
- **Production area:** Cigliè, about 500 to 580 metres above sea level
- **Soil:** Medium texture, stony with sandy pebbles
- **Exposure:** Southeast to southwest
- **Harvest:** Beginning of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Average vine age about 15 years
- **Vinification:** Alcoholic fermentation takes place at low temperature. After pressing, part of the must ferments in 500 litre French oak tonneaux, the rest in steel. After tirage in spring, the wine stays in bottle on its lees for at least 65 months. At disgorgement no dosage liqueur is added, to respect the variety's expression and the soil's minerality.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

A Blanc de Noir from Pinot Nero, aged at least 65 months on its lees and disgorged with no dosage, from 15-year-old vines in Cigliè.

## Tasting notes

The wine has an intense straw yellow colour, crossed by a fine, persistent bead. On the nose, red fruit and aromatic herbs emerge, wrapped in nuances from the long lees ageing. On the palate the freshness is broad and precise, supported by the creaminess of the carbonation and the structure given by the extended time on the lees; the finish is long and decisive.