ALTA LANGA DOCG Riserva EXTRA BRUT

Varietals: Pinot nero – Chardonnay
Growing location: Langhe’s villages as stasted by the regulation of the denomination. (Monforte D’Alba, Novello, Diano D’Alba, Monchiero)
Soil: marny and calcareous clay with moderate fertility, hilly lying at a minimum altitude of 250 m above s.l.
Vine growing: Guyot with at least 4000 plants per Ha.
Picking: 100% by hand into small boxes holding 15-18 kg
Harvest time: 15-30 August
Maximum yield in grapes: 11 tons/ha
Vinification: soft pressing of whole clusters, using only the first fractions of the must obtained. Fermentation for 10-15 days at controlled temperature (18° C) in steel tanks. The must remains at a low temperature on the yeast lees.
Ageing: tirage the spring after the harvest for the fermentation in bottle at low temperature and ageing on the yeast lees for at least 60 months. This is followed by remuage and disgorgement, and a further aging period of about one year before release to customers.
Alcohol (minimum): 11.5 % vol.

TASTING NOTES

Color: straw yellow with antique gold reflections.
To the eye: creamy mousse, particularly fine and evanescent.
On the nose: light fruity notes of white-fleshed peach and pear, hints of toasted dried fruit and fresh bread.
On the palate: marked creaminess with a long and persistent dry aftertaste rich in savory and citrus sensations.

Serving temperature: 6-8°C.
Storage: To keep it at its very best, store bottles horizontally in the dark, in cool, dry surroundings at a constant temperature.
Food/wine pairings: excellent as an aperitif, it also makes an elegant match throughout a meal, though is at is very best with starters, well-structured first courses and delicate mains.

Available formats: 75 cl bottle.