# Valentino Brut Elena (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-elena).

- **Producer:** Rocche dei Manzoni
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Metodo Classico Vino Spumante di Qualità
- **Grape:** Pinot Nero and Chardonnay
- **Production area:** Langhe
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 4,000 vines per hectare, yield 45 to 50 quintals per hectare; sustainable farming aimed at cutting fungicide use
- **Vinification:** Metodo Classico, 30 to 36 months on the lees, remuage and disgorgement; 6 months in bottle after disgorgement before release.
- **Storage:** Formats 0.75 L, 1.5 L, 3 L, 6 L, 9 L, 12 L. First vintage 1978.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

The estate's first Metodo Classico, made in the Langhe since 1978, from Pinot Nero and Chardonnay.

## Tasting notes

Lively, medium-deep straw yellow with many fine bubbles. White peach, loquat and apricot, pronounced elderflower, a crisp freshness and a note of fresh bread crumb. Evolved but fresh, with a citrus note and fine savouriness.