2011 Contratto Millesimato

80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay. The grapes are handpicked, selected and kept separate according to their vineyard location. In the winery they are cooled down before pressing and then the juice is fermented dry in temperature-controlled tanks. Here the wines stay to mature until May after the harvest, then are blended and bottled for the second fermentation.
A wonderfully stylish and savoury traditional-method sparkling wine with dominant pinot characteristics. Scented with fragrant notes of flowers, berries, cherries and fresh bakery yeasts, it’s backed by meaty, nutty and creamy complexity with underlying notes of cinnamon. Medium to full-bodied, it’s round and generous, with a smooth, vinous presence extending all down the palate. Very sophisticated and elegant, it’s underpinned by a refined extract that provides a restrained sense of length.