# Valè (Tenuta San Sebastiano)

> Sparkling, Spumante Brut by [Tenuta San Sebastiano](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/tenuta-san-sebastiano.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/tenuta-san-sebastiano-vale).

- **Producer:** Tenuta San Sebastiano
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Spumante Brut
- **Grape:** Pinot Meunier 50%, Chardonnay 50%
- **Production area:** Lu Monferrato (AL), altitude 270 m
- **Soil:** Calcareous
- **Exposure:** South
- **Harvest:** Early August
- **Vineyard planting:** 1 ha planted 2000, Guyot, 5,000 vines per hectare, 6,000 kg per hectare
- **Vinification:** Hand-picked in crates, chilled and pressed whole-bunch with 12 hours of maceration, fermented at 20 C for 7 days, no malolactic. A few months in steel on the lees, then refermentation in autoclave for 9 months by the Martinotti/Charmat method, 3 months in bottle. 3,000 bottles.
- **Serving temperature:** 8 to 10 C, open at the moment
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

A Charmat-method Brut from Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay, 9 months in autoclave.

## Tasting notes

Fine, creamy perlage. Straw yellow. Wide, fresh, elegant bouquet with many toasted dried fruit notes. Bread crust, toasted dried fruit and dried rose with small red fruits; rich and persistent.

## Food pairings

Aperitif, excellent throughout a meal.