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Contratto Special Cuvée Riserva Pas Dosé
2009
750ml
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TASTE
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Wine Type:
Sparkling
Varietal:
90%
Pinot Noir,
10%
Chardonnay
Region, Subregion, Country:
Piedmont, Italy
Appellation:
Alta Langa DOCG
Description:
Dried fruit and honey, hazelnuts, cedar, mimosa, mandarin. Immense freshness, but also envelopment and softness
Winery:
Contratto
www.contratto.it
Contratto has over 145 years of distinguished history. The winery was the first in Italy to make vintage ""metodo classico"" sparkling wine. In the 1920s and 1930s, it was the Contratto bubbles that were requested by the Vatican and the royal houses of Europe. The vinification is done according to classic method. After the initial alcoholic fermentation the base wines are vinified separately, then are aged for 8 months in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats, with bottle aging on the lees for a minimum of 3 years.
Wine Making:
Old vine Pinot Noir & Chardonnay, handpicked and selected. In the winery the grpaes are colled down before crushing and only the free fall juice is beeing collected. First and second fermentation with indigenous natural yeast. After the first fermentation, Chardonnay spends 7 months in French oak, Pinot Noir instead stays to mature in stainless steel until Summer after harvest, then both varietals are blended and bottled for the second fermentation.
Style:
Easy & Fruity
Dominant Flavour:
Honey
Green Fruit
Stone Fruit
Food Pairings:
Ideal companion for appetizers and fish courses
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