# Valentino Brut Cuvée Speciale DOOR 185th (Rocche dei Manzoni)

> Sparkling, Metodo Classico Vino Spumante di Qualità by [Rocche dei Manzoni](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/rocche-dei-manzoni.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/rocche-dei-manzoni-valentino-brut-cuvee-speciale-door-185th).

- **Producer:** Rocche dei Manzoni
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Metodo Classico Vino Spumante di Qualità
- **Production area:** Langhe
- **Vinification:** Must goes partly into wood and partly into concrete eggs; malolactic fermentation not completed; bottle fermentation with at least 8 years on the lees. During ageing the wine is exposed to a controlled musical vibration, a composition chosen by the maestro Ezio Bosso, to optimise yeast activity. Disgorgement with liqueur, then about 6 months in bottle.
- **Storage:** Non-vintage. Formats 0.75 L, 1.5 L. First produced 2008.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

A non-vintage Metodo Classico with at least eight years on the lees, aged under music chosen by Ezio Bosso.

## Tasting notes

Slightly pink tinge. Yellow peach, red currant and raspberry, fine red floral note, evolved yeast and blood-orange peel. Crisp, dry, savoury with a chalky, almost tannic grip and good balance.