# Alta Langa Metodo Classico (Tenuta Rocca)

> Sparkling, Alta Langa DOCG by [Tenuta Rocca](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/tenuta-rocca.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/tenuta-rocca-alta-langa-metodo-classico).

- **Producer:** Tenuta Rocca
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Alta Langa DOCG
- **Grape:** Pinot Nero, Chardonnay
- **Production area:** Corini, Roddino (CN)
- **Soil:** Lequio formation (Serravallian), whitish very calcareous marls alternating with thin layers of sand and "pietre di Langa" (compacted sandstone), shallow soils with very little water availability
- **Exposure:** Northeast, east, southeast, 500 m
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot
- **Vinification:** Shoot and early bunch thinning during ripening, bunch selection at harvest. Gentle pressing, fermentation in steel tanks at 14-16 C, then 6 months in old wooden barrels with periodic batonnage. Second fermentation in bottle, at least 36 months on the lees.
- **Serving temperature:** 6-8 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

Pinot Nero and Chardonnay metodo classico, with at least 36 months on the lees.

## Tasting notes

Deep straw yellow. Dried fruit, lightly toasted bread and wildflowers on the nose. Full, rich entry, then lightly aromatic notes carried by elegant acidity. Dense perlage and a creamy feel.