# Alta Langa Riserva (Tenute RaDe)

> Sparkling, Alta Langa DOCG Riserva by [Tenute RaDe](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/tenute-rade.md), Nizza, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/tenute-rade-alta-langa-riserva).

- **Producer:** Tenute RaDe
- **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
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

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.

## Food pairings

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