Enrico Serafino

"Oudeis" has its origin in the Greek name "Odysseus" and means "nobody". And indeed, no one but the outstanding terroir of the Alta Langa is responsible for the complexity of Enrico Serafino's sparkling wines.

Bright, rich straw yellow. The fragrant nose seduces with a salty minerality, a potpourri of country flowers, lime, blood orange and ripe peach. The palate is tense, fresh and extremely tasty, with well-integrated perlage and precisely measured intensity and a texture that is never too heavy or flat. Oudeis Brut has a very energetic tension and convinces in the remarkable final with a refined play of fruit and acidity. SUPERIORE.DE

"Bright sparkling straw yellow with green reflections. Pronounced aroma of fresh meadow herbs, some grapefruit and salted caramel, slightly yeasty, also quite smoky. Builds up in layers, shows itself very precise, animating acid play, crisp, polished, holds itself with a rich after-pressure in the final, is fun." Falstaff

"Apples, lemons and hints of white peaches on the nose. It’s full-bodied, yet shows some tension and focus. Some dried-peach at the end." James Suckling

"Made with 85% Pinot Nero and 15% Chardonnay, this has inviting aromas of bread dough, red berry, eucalyptus and baking spice. The aromas follow through to the focused palate, along with pomegranate, hazelnut and star anise set against a refined perlage. Vibrant acidity lifts the finish." Wine Enthusiast

"This is another fun wine in a long list of Classic Method sparkling wines from Alta Langa (north of Barolo and Barbaresco). The Enrico Serafino 2016 Alta Langa Metodo Classico Oudeis Brut offers a rich and fleshy expression with lots of orchard fruit, Golden Delicious apple and toasted pine nut. This sparkling wine reaches just the right level of intensity with generous texture that is never too heavy or flat. The wine's determined energy is its most compelling aspect." Robert Parker

"Oudeis" has its origin in the Greek name "Odysseus" and means "nobody". And indeed, no one but the outstanding terroir of the Alta Langa is responsible for the complexity of Enrico Serafino's sparkling wines.

Delicate, copper-coloured pink with orange reflections. Elegant and mineral nose, fruity in delicate hints, yeasty and with notes of grapefruit and redcurrants. The sensation on the palate is savoury, almost ecstatic, with well-integrated perlage and a perfect balance between spiciness and freshness and an infinite persistence and juiciness. SUPERIORE.DE

Straw yellow with golden reflections. The rich bouquet presents a fine and persistent scent of minerals, flowers and citrus fruits. Precise, refined and creamy in the drink, spicy, with a beautiful note of flint and pebbles. Everything seems perfectly balanced, almost weightless, fresh and long. On the palate, Propago proves to be in wonderful harmony with the nose, with a consistent flavourful reminiscence of citrus notes and a recurring subtle minerality. SUPERIORE.DE

Here, sea and volcano meet: straw yellow with golden reflections. Opens delicately on the nose of yellow ripe peach, melon, dried banana, some vanilla, then smoke with dark mineral undertones and a subtle hint of coriander. Explosively tasty on the palate with fine-grained perlage and beguiling juiciness, in the endless finish we find an exciting balsamic note and an inspiring bone-dry freshness. SUPERIORE.DE

"Made entirely with Pinot Nero, this racy sparkler offers enticing aromas of white spring flower, brioche, crushed botanical herb and white stone fruit. The dry, focused palate offers yellow apple, bread crust and citrusy notes alongside an elegant perlage and crisp acidity. It closes on a saline note." Wine Enthusiast

Intense rose gold with beautiful brilliance. Deep nose of creamy strawberries, raspberries, currants and a warm floral scent with notes of brown bread. Powerful and dynamic on the palate, spicy, with a salty note. The fruit on the palate is fine, full of beguiling melting and extremely juicy, in the long finish we discover a small pinch of liquorice and a subtle minerality. SUPERIORE.DE

Zero140 is Enrico Serafino's most extreme Alta Langa and at the same time the most impressive Italian Metodo Classico we have ever had in the glass. It represents the pinnacle of Enrico Serafino's Alta Langa project and sets an undisputed benchmark in Italy's world of méthode champenoise sparkling wines in terms of finesse and emotionality (and length of bottle ageing).

"Refining a bottle for 12 years means having 12 vintages in your own underground cellars at the same time. How can you recognise them? How do you make the complexity of such a special wine clear? We have chosen to paint the lower part of the bottles with a different colour for each vintage produced, marking the beginning of the remuage rotation on the glass. Moreover, the decision not to use the label underlines the complexity of the wine. This is why, in addition to the capsule required by law, on each bottle you will find only the jewel that represents our logo or the detail of a fossil from the Piedmont Tertiary, an unmistakable sign of the footprint that nature has left in nature over the centuries.

And finally, the choice of colours. The quality of our wines comes from nature. That's why we chose to be inspired by the theory of planets and colours. This links the sun, the nine planets, the moon and Ceres (dwarf planet) with the different colours that exist: 12 colours that identify and distinguish the 12 vintages of ZERO 140, which are refined in our cellars at the same time. Starting with the yellow of the sun, we continued with the green of Venus, trying to represent life in colours. The current vintage is 2008, it received the red dedicated to the planet Mars." Paolo Giacosa, Kellermeister

Pale gold in the glass. On the inviting, deliberately delicately reductive bouquet, poached pear, peach with toasted almonds and baked bread. On the palate of warm, rich texture and a never-ending soft and perfectly integrated perlage, which only exists when the wine is given time to mature. A lot of time. On the palate, then, an unrivalled complex, balanced, buttery and creamy texture, elegant and intense, with an invigorating fresh acidity to boot, followed by a deeply emotional mineral finish. This absolutely exceptional sparkling wine opens the doors of Fort Knox (and others) in the blink of an eye. Happy the one who can call a bottle of it his own. SUPERIORE.DE