Contratto 'Cuvée Novecento' Sparkling 2013
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- TASTING NOTE: "The top-end sparkler from Contratto is the 2013 Metodo Classico Pas Dosé Cuvée Novecento. This is a very expressive wine with a unique bouquet focused on candied fruit, tangerine rind, crushed stone, baked bread, beeswax and a fragrant layer of lavender bud or rosemary. These give this sparkler, with its fine and soft beading, a very Mediterranean personality. It ends with soft honey." 94 Points - The Wine Advocate
- ABOUT THE WINE: A blend of Pinot Noir (70%) and Chardonnay (30%), Cuvée Novecento's primary fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts and approximately 8 months rest before bottling in May. After tirage, the secondary fermentation occurs in bottle, which are hand-riddled for 4 weeks followed by disgorging and final corking.
- ABOUT THE PRODUCER: The Contratto winery was founded in 1867 by Giuseppe Contratto, the picturesque estate remaining part of the family’s heritage for 126 years. Italy’s first sparkling wines came from these historic cellars (in fact, the 1919 Contratto Extra Brut was the first vintage "Metodo Classico" sparkling wine ever made in the country) and the estate enjoyed many years of grandeur, representing a premier source of sparkling wine for international Royal houses and even personal supplier to the Vatican and Italian royal family. After decades of international success, the winery encountered unfortunate economic difficulties, forcing the founding family to sell to the local grappa producer Bocchino in 1993. Carlo Bocchino carried out substantial renovations to the estate’s historic cellars, buildings and tasting rooms, but ultimately decided to focus on his original family business and, in 2011, the estate was acquired by Giorgio Rivetti of La Spinetta, with the objective of reviving Contratto to its former glory. Rivetti farms Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in the high altitude vineyards of the 'Alta Langa' to produce these world class sparkling wines.
- COUNTRY: Italy
- REGION: Piedmont
- SUB-REGION: Langhe
- VARIETAL: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
- WINE STYLE: Sparkling Wine
- WINEMAKER: Giorgio & Andrea Rivetti
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 12.5%
- SIZE: 750ml
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