Sparkling

Rosé

By Marcalberto, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy

Marcalberto Rosé

Marcalberto Rosé is a Metodo Classico sparkling wine from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, coloured with a small addition of red wine rather than skin contact, a technique more common in France.

Tasting notes

Fine and persistent perlage, antique rose colour. The nose shows notes of crusty bread and red berries. The palate is balanced between structure and freshness.

Pairs well with

Ideal throughout the meal, including with red meat dishes, though not suited to desserts.

Technical details

Style
Sparkling
Denomination
Metodo Classico
Grape
Pinot Nero, Chardonnay
Production area
Estate vineyards within 10 km of the winery, at 250-620 m altitude, on varied exposures
Soil
Marly and chalky
Harvest
Last ten days of August
Vineyard planting
Guyot training system
Vinification
Manual harvest, soft whole-bunch pressing on the Coquard press with fractionated pressing and low yields. Alcoholic fermentation partly in steel tanks and partly in used French oak barrels, with a small part of red wine added during blending for colour, then aged on the lees in old wood for about 7 months with weekly bâtonnage. Bottled for the second fermentation without clarification or filtration.
Serving temperature
7-9°C

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