Sparkling
Spumante Brut Metodo Classico
By Tenuta Cucco, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Pinot Nero metodo classico left at least 18 months on the lees.
Tasting notes
Shimmering light yellow with a thin, persistent perlage. Fresh bouquet of white flowers and bread crust. Crystal clear acidity with evident softness from the time on the lees.
Pairs well with
Aperitif, fish tartare, shellfish, white meat and fresh cheese, or a crouton with butter and anchovies.
Technical details
- Style
- Sparkling
- Denomination
- Spumante Brut Metodo Classico
- Grape
- Pinot Nero 100%
- Harvest
- First ten days of August
- Vineyard planting
- 6,000-9,000 vines per hectare, Guyot, about 5,000-6,000 kg of grapes per hectare
- Vinification
- Handpicked and delicately pressed. Must settled in temperature-controlled tanks, then fermented in steel at 16-18 °C. Kept on the fine lees until spring; in May the wine goes through a second fermentation in bottle and rests on the lees at least 18 months. Remuage and dégorgement follow, with liqueur d’expédition added.
- Serving temperature
- 6-8 °C
- Storage
- Keep the bottle horizontal in a fresh and ventilated room.
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