Sparkling

Metodo Classico

By Pietro Cassina, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy

Pietro Cassina Metodo Classico

A Metodo Classico sparkling wine made from 100% Erbaluce, aged on the lees for 24 to 48 months before disgorgement.

Tasting notes

Straw yellow with slightly greenish highlights. Pleasant fruity and floral notes on the nose, with a nostalgic hint of freshly baked bread. Harmonious on the palate, with good ribbing, never edgy, pleasant acidity and good persistence.

Technical details

Style
Sparkling
Denomination
Vino Spumante
Grape
Erbaluce 100%
Production area
The estate's largest vineyard block, facing southeast to southwest
Soil
Fluvioglacial gravelly-sandy soils, coarse and heterometric, deeply altered and partly displaced, topped by loessic silty-clay layers. Acidic (pH 4.5-5.4), rich in manganese and iron, orange, yellow and dark brown in colour.
Exposure
Southeast to southwest
Vineyard planting
About 5,000 vines per hectare, 290 m above sea level
Vinification
After pressing, fermentation begins at a controlled temperature to bring out the character of the Erbaluce grape. Selected yeasts are added, then the wine is bottled to begin a second fermentation in bottle following the Metodo Classico, resting on the lees for 24 to 48 months before disgorgement and topping up.
Serving temperature
8-10°C

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