Sparkling · 2021
Monsignore
By Monsignore, Alta Langa, Piemonte, Italy
Monsignore is Giuseppe Blengini and Roberta Ceretto's pioneering Metodo Classico, made from equal parts Pinot Nero and Chardonnay grown at 600m in Vicoforte. Its label was designed by artist Francesco Clemente, its Spartan helmet motif a nod to the wine's high-altitude origins.
Tasting notes
Fine and persistent perlage, creamy and enveloping in the mouth. Floral aromas meet notes of vanilla, with a fresh, persistent palate supported by the 4g/L dosage. An Extra Brut suited equally to the table or a characterful aperitif.
Pairs well with
Piedmontese appetizers such as vitello tonnato.
Technical details
- Style
- Sparkling
- Denomination
- Alta Langa D.O.C.G.
- Grape
- 40% Pinot Nero, 60% Chardonnay
- Production area
- Vicoforte
- Soil
- Limestone-rich marl
- Exposure
- High-altitude, around 600m
- Harvest
- Manual harvest beginning August 24th
- Vinification
- Grapes were hand-harvested beginning August 24th, 2021, from a warm, generous vintage that required meticulous vineyard work. The two varieties are vinified separately and ferment in old oak barrels for nine months. Monsignore was bottled on May 25th, 2022, then underwent secondary fermentation and extended lees ageing, with disgorgement between February and July 2025, at a dosage of 4g/L.
- Serving temperature
- Serve at 6-8°C
- Storage
- About 24,000 bottles produced; ages well thanks to extended lees contact. Store lying down, in the dark, at a constant temperature.
- Vintage
- 2021