Alta Langa Brut Classic Method Rose DOCG - Giulio Cocchi
This Alta Langa is a rosé de saignée, whose color derives from Pinot noir, lightly macerated and pressed. The first fermentation takes place in steel vats and the wine rests until spring, when it is bottled for refermentation. The secondary fermentation is completed with a long maturation in a cool, dark place for 36 months, during which the character of this Alta Langa takes shape. The remuage is done by hand and on pupitres; dégorgement à la glace is usually done twice a year, in spring and autumn. Brut vintage with pure Pinot Noir grapes. The grapes are harvested by hand, in boxes.
Type: Sparkling Wine
Denomination: Altalanga DOCG
Origin: Piedmont - Italy
Grape varieties: Pinot Noir
Alcohol content: 12%
Format: 75cl
Allergens: Sulphites
Chalice: Renano
Serving temperature: 8 - 10°C
Tasting Notes: With its characteristic delicate colour, it is a lightly dosed brut sparkling wine, decidedly fresh and savoury, made rigorous and fascinating by the liqueur d'expédition. Its spicy style becomes accentuated over time. Its volume, combined with a good balance of the material, expresses a wine with intense fruit.
Pairings: Perfect as an aperitif and with delicate seafood appetizers. It goes well with vegetable soups, delicate risottos, baked fish, shellfish and grilled white meats. Fantastic for more pronounced and full-bodied flavours: from tasty and "sanguine" meats such as duck, beef, lamb, seasoned with spices.
The Cellar: Giulio Cocchi was a young and creative pastry chef from Florence who moved to Asti at the end of the nineteenth century. He created original recipes for Barolo Chinato, Aperitivo Americano and several types of Vermouth, achieving success and fame in a short time. Giulio Cocchi's idea, exceptional for the time, was to open authorized retailers where these products could be tasted. Cocchi was a very well-known brand during the Belle Epoque and on the eclectic scene of the futurist period. The Cocchi name and products soon became famous throughout the world as demonstrated by export documents: from New York to London, from Sydney to Africa and Venezuela. Cocchi paid a lot of attention to quality single-variety brut sparkling wines, produced with the Italian method since the 1980s such as CocchiBrut and, more recently, the commitment to the creation and valorisation of the DOCG Altalanga, of which Cocchi is still one of the most busy. From the founder Giulio Cocchi, the winery has also inherited an inexhaustible liveliness and qualitative research that has led it to be known and appreciated on five continents. All Cocchi products are wine-based and the recipes are those of the past, codified based on the intuitions of Giulio Cocchi himself. What defines the Cocchi style is therefore elegance and authenticity, the quality of the wine and the ingredients, the centenary technical experience, a passion and creativity that have never waned over the years. Since 2012 Giulio Cocchi has been registered in the National Register of Historic Companies of Italy for its first 130 years of uninterrupted activity.
