Alta Langa Brut Nature Classic Method Pas Dose DOCG - Giulio Cocchi
Brut nature composed of pure Pinot Noir grapes, a fine Champagne biotype. Grapes harvested by hand, in boxes. From 7800 kg of grapes a must yield of 55% is obtained. After being harvested by hand, the grapes fermented in small steel vats for three weeks, as Cocchi takes care to do for his traditional Alta Langa wines. The second fermentation and refinement sur lattes last 60 months. The riddling is done by hand and on wooden pupitres; dégorgement à la glace is usually done twice a year: in spring and autumn. Zero sugar added at the time of disgorgement and no liqueur.
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: The long refinement reveals the dense and complex texture of the best pure Pinot, developing delicate colors and fine bubbles, white but persistent aromas. In the mouth we find a good flavor and the dry taste typical of Pas Dosè, a fresh, defined and persistent flavor reminiscent of Langa hazelnuts and candied white fruits, always maintaining a good balance with light acid tones.
Pairings: Perfect with fish and all fish dishes, especially starters and main courses such as scampi, salmon and oysters. These foods contain a lot of iodine, an element that definitely goes hand in hand with the acidity of sparkling wine. A happy contrast can also continue by choosing creamy first courses such as risottos. Excellent with truffles.
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.
