# Cuvée San Rocco (Tenuta Carretta)

> Sparkling, Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC Spumante Rosé Metodo Classico 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-cuvee-san-rocco).

- **Producer:** Tenuta Carretta
- **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
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30


## Summary

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.

## Food pairings

A sparkling wine to enjoy throughout the meal.