Calliope | Erbaluce di Caluso Spumante

Description

Denomination: Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG Spumante

Classification: Sparkling Wine

Grape variety: 100% Erbaluce

Location of Vineyards: San Giorgio Canavese, Piedmont

Age of Vineyards: 1970

Exposure: South | South-west

Altitude: 320 mt above sea level

Soil: Moraine soils with sand and stones

Cultivation system: High double pergola

Plant density: /

HA yield : 65 q/HA

Harvest period: /

Winemaking: The selection of the best erbaluce grapes that ferment in new oak barrels and stay  in barrel along with their lees for a period of 9 months. This wine is then assembled with stainless steel fermented erbaluce and then bottled for re-fermentation. The sparkling winemaking  process lasts at least 36 months

Refining: 6 months

Alcohol: 12,5 % vol

Longevity: Four years

Decanting time: Unnecessary

Serving temperature: 6–8 °C

Appearance: Straw-yellow with golden tinges. Tiny and persistent bubbles. Extrawhite foam

Smell: Fresh, intense, with hints of golden delicious apple and vanilla and memories of ananas and wildflowers

Taste: Full, fresh and armonic. Its good acidic note is supported by a good structure. Long lasting and persistent yeast and baked bread sensations

Food matching: Excellent aperitif. It can support a special dinner from the beginning to the end. Meat and fat fish