Sparkling

Cuvée San Rocco

By Tenuta Carretta, Roero, Piemonte, Italy

Tenuta Carretta Cuvée San Rocco

A dry, classic-method Nebbiolo rosé sparkling from the San Rocco vineyards in Alba, 18 months in bottle before disgorgement.

Tasting notes

Abundant mousse and a fine, persistent perlage. Pale onion-skin colour with golden highlights. Bouquet rich in rose and dried flowers, dried fruit and bread crust, with a plum note at higher temperatures. Full, harmonious and particularly savoury on the palate.

Pairs well with

A sparkling wine to enjoy throughout the meal.

Technical details

Style
Sparkling
Denomination
Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC Spumante Rosé Metodo Classico Extra Brut
Grape
Nebbiolo
Production area
San Rocco vineyards, Alba
Vineyard planting
1.40 hectares; first vintage 2020
Vinification
Nebbiolo grapes are crushed whole in a pneumatic press with protection from oxidation. After a few hours of skin maceration the free-run must ferments in stainless steel at 16 °C for at least 6 months. Bottled for the second fermentation in April after harvest, then 18 months in bottle before disgorgement.
Serving temperature
9 to 11 °C

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