# Contessina Brut (Fratelli Casetta)

> Sparkling, Spumante Brut by [Fratelli Casetta](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/casetta.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/fratelli-casetta-contessina-brut).

- **Producer:** Fratelli Casetta
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Spumante Brut
- **Grape:** Pinot, Chardonnay
- **Production area:** Medium-high hills (200-300 m a.s.l.) with east exposure
- **Soil:** White earths with calcareous-clayey marls
- **Exposure:** East
- **Harvest:** By hand, between the end of August and the first days of September
- **Vinification:** Soft pressing, then the must is separated from the skins. A first fermentation in steel at controlled temperature is followed by a second in autoclave (Charmat method).
- **Serving temperature:** 6-8 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

A dry Italian sparkling wine made by the Charmat method from Pinot and Chardonnay.

## Tasting notes

Straw-yellow colour. Intense bouquet with aromas of white-fleshed fruit. Pleasantly fragrant in the mouth, with a fine, persistent perlage.

## Food pairings

Exceptional as an aperitif.