Grape blend: 100% Pinot Nero
Alcohol content: 12.5% vol
Acidity: 6.5 g/l
Residual sugars: 6 g/l
The “metodo ancestrale” (= ancestral method), which doesn’t foresee the addition of extraneous sugars, heightens the characteristic freshness and the primary aromas of this wine, as well as helping to keep its SO2 content extremely low. The intensely hot weather led to a marked reduction in Pinot Nero grapes in the vineyards of the Oltrepò Pavese area. The bunches that reached ripeness, however, showed good quality and acidity thanks to the rainfall in September, and had a sufficiently high content of sugar to trigger direct fermentation without having to add any more. The delicate pink colour was obtained during pressing as a result of the brief contact between the grape skins and the must, which was then kept cold until it was time for of the formation of bubbles (lasting 20-30 days) and bottling.
Tasting – Colour: powder pink with occasional more intense hues, tending towards onion skin colour as time passes. The nose: small red fruits, in particular raspberry and wild strawberry, as well as dog rose. In the mouth: lively and vivacious on the palate thanks to its delicate perlage, dry but well-balanced taste.
Wine and Food Pairing – It’s the “king” of aperitifs, but it also goes well with appetizers (frittata, cold cuts, crostini...), meat or fish carpaccio, first courses with simple sauces such as “gnudi” (a type of gnocchi made with spinach and ricotta) with butter and sage.
Awards – Silver Medal for the 2023 vintage at the Selection Wine Competition 2024, Mainz, Germany – Silver Medal for the 2023 vintage at the Wine System Organic Wine Award International 2024, Frasdorf, Germany.