Sparkling
Severina Extra Brut
By Matteo Correggia, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Alta Langa DOCG sparkling wine from a vineyard at 650m in Benevello, made in an average of about 1,500 bottles a year; named for Matteo's mother, Severina.
Tasting notes
Fine, persistent perlage; bread-crust and floral aromas; creamy and persistent on the palate, with good acidity that makes it food-friendly.
Technical details
- Style
- Sparkling
- Denomination
- Alta Langa DOCG
- Grape
- 50% Pinot Nero, 50% Chardonnay
- Production area
- Comune di Benevello, 650 m above sea level
- Harvest
- Manual, late August
- Vineyard planting
- 4,800-5,000 vines per hectare, Guyot pruning, spur-and-cane trained
- Vinification
- Gentle pressing and fermentation in temperature-controlled steel tanks; bottled in spring for the second fermentation (presa di spuma)
- Serving temperature
- 8-10°C
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