# Airali Blanc de Blanc (Tenuta Carretta)

> Sparkling, Alta Langa DOCG Extra Brut by [Tenuta Carretta](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/tenuta-carretta.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/tenuta-carretta-airali-blanc-de-blanc).

- **Producer:** Tenuta Carretta
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Alta Langa DOCG Extra Brut
- **Grape:** Chardonnay 100%
- **Production area:** Airali hillside, Cissone (CN), about 600 m
- **Vineyard planting:** 0.60 hectares in Cissone; first vintage 2021
- **Vinification:** Whole grapes go into a pneumatic press; after the free-run juice is removed, the must from later pressings ferments at 18 °C for the base wine. Bottled for the second fermentation in March after harvest and aged on the lees for at least 30 months; the liqueur d'expédition is added at disgorgement.
- **Serving temperature:** 8 to 10 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

A pure Chardonnay Alta Langa in the Extra Brut style, from the Airali hillside at about 600 m in Cissone, aged at least 30 months on the lees.

## Tasting notes

Straw yellow with greenish highlights and a fine, persistent perlage. Distinctive and intense aroma with delicate notes of bread crust and white flowers. Savoury on the palate, with pleasant acidity and a mineral note.