Alta Langa docg Blanc de Blancs Marcalberto 2020

The Alta Langa Blanc de Blancs by Marcalberto is a classic method sparkling wine made with 100% Chardonnay grapes harvested on the hills of Cossano Belbo. After a long refinement on its yeasts in the bottle, it shows a beautiful straw yellow colour with golden reflexes and fine and persistent bubbles. In the nose you can perceive a bouquet of dried fruit, with nuances of toasted hazelnut and bread crust. In the mouth, it comes vibrant and sapid, characterized by a pleasant freshness. The Alta Langa Blanc de Blanc by Marcalberto is ideal to drink fresh in combination with vegetable risottos and fish starters; it is also an excellent wine suited for all courses.

The Marcalberto winery is a small family-run business set in Santo Stefano Belbo; it was founded by the oenologist Piero Cane and it produces exclusively “Spumanti Metodo Classico”. From 1996 the management passed to the brothers Marco and Alberto who followed with passion each step of wine-making, taking at best advantage of the six hectares of Pinot Nero and Chardonnay that give life to some of the best sparkling wines in the area.The winery, created in a historic house of the 19^th century built with stone and tuff, produces over 30,000 bottles a year of “Spumanti Metodo Classico”.