Sparkling
Cinquecento
By Vite Colte, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Brut-style Alta Langa blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, aged a minimum of 30 months on the lees.
Tasting notes
Colour: straw yellow with a fine, persistent perlage. Bouquet: aromas from crusty bread to yeast and dried fruit, with floral notes. Palate: full and rich, with good acidity and a creamy sensation from the fine sparkle, a nice aromatic persistency.
Technical details
- Style
- Sparkling
- Denomination
- Alta Langa DOCG
- Grape
- Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
- Production area
- Alta Langa, average altitude of 500 metres above sea level.
- Soil
- Sedimentary soils of marine origin, calcareous with alternating layers of marl and sand.
- Vinification
- Temperature-controlled fermentation; the wine rests and clarifies on the lees separately until spring, when Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are blended and the liqueur de tirage is added. After a minimum of 30 months' bottle ageing at 15 degrees C, the wine is riddled, disgorged and dosed as a Brut.
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