Sparkling
Pét-Nat
By La Collina degli Amici, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
A white sparkling Pét-Nat from early-harvested Brachetto, made by the ancestral method and disgorged for a clear, crisp wine.
Tasting notes
Light straw colour. Complex finish with aromas of meadow flowers and grapefruit; fresh, lively acidity.
Pairs well with
Fresh cheeses and goat cheese, also sushi
Technical details
- Style
- Sparkling
- Grape
- Brachetto 100%
- Production area
- Rocchetta Palafea (AT)
- Soil
- Predominantly calcareous marl with clay and sand
- Harvest
- Manual harvest, end of August
- Vineyard planting
- Vines over 30 years old, Guyot training
- Vinification
- Ancestral method. Whole bunches gently pressed, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel, finished in the bottle. At least 12 months on the yeasts before disgorging (the wines page says 8 months). 12.5% alcohol, 1,170 bottles (2023).
- Serving temperature
- 12 C (53 F)
- Storage
- Minimum 12 months in bottle on lees.
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