Sparkling

Camilo

By Scagliola - Sansì, Asti, Piemonte, Italy

Scagliola - Sansì Camilo

A rosé Alta Langa spumante, about 3,000 bottles a year, named for the family patriarch Camillo.

Tasting notes

Delicate, clear onion-skin color with orange highlights. Soft, fine, persistent perlage. Dry and fruity with good structure, full and intense, with a long finish of dried fruit, plums and blackberries.

Pairs well with

Aperitifs, fish dishes, pasta, soup or white meat.

Technical details

Style
Sparkling
Denomination
Alta Langa DOCG
Soil
Sand, marl and limestone (Calosso area)
Harvest
End of August to beginning of September, traditional harvest with manual selection of grapes
Vinification
Soft pressing, then about 24 hours of cold decantation before the must is racked and fermented. Aged in oak and acacia; bottled after about a year with crown caps, and second fermentation in the cellar at 14 to 18°C. At least 30 months on the yeasts before disgorgement. Alcohol approx. 14% vol.
Serving temperature
Serve in a medium glass at about 4 to 6°C
Storage
Keep in a dark place at about 10 to 12°C. Good ageing potential.

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