Sparkling

Alta Langa Riserva

By Tenute RaDe, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy

Tenute RaDe Alta Langa Riserva

The Riserva version of the estate's Alta Langa, led by Chardonnay and aged at least 60 months on its lees before riddling and disgorgement.

Tasting notes

Intense yellow with a fine perlage, complex and full bodied with a delicate bouquet, rich and persistent on the palate with well balanced acidity.

Pairs well with

Beef consommé, shellfish, octopus or sea bass, fried artichokes and cardamom mousse.

Technical details

Style
Sparkling
Denomination
Alta Langa DOCG Riserva
Grape
Chardonnay 70%, Pinot Noir 30%
Soil
Calcareous, clay
Harvest
Around mid-August.
Vinification
Made by the traditional method. The grapes are harvested around mid-August and brought to the winery in crates for gentle, progressive pressing. The must is fermented in barriques at a controlled temperature until the sugars are fully fermented; after an initial coarse racking the wine ages on its fine lees. The following spring the base wine is blended with sugar and selected yeasts and bottled, then stored in a cool, dark place for secondary fermentation and left in contact with its lees for a minimum of 60 months. The bottles are then moved to pupitres for traditional manual riddling before disgorgement, topping up with the same wine and resealing.
Serving temperature
6-8°C

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