“Zero de Saignée” Metodo Classico Rosé Alta Langa Riserva DOCG 2017 pas dosé

Enrico Serafino | Piedmont
Azienda Vitivinicola Enrico Serafino | Corso Asti 5 | IT 12043 Canale

05072717 · 0,75 l · 65,33 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

The white Zero made history as the first Pas Dosé of the Alta Langa. Its pink-coloured brother goes one step further: here it is the Pinot Nero alone that carries the uncompromising philosophy – 100%, without the Chardonnay as an elegant intermediary. What remains is the pure commitment to one grape variety and one terroir. Saignée – the bloodletting. The method betrays Burgundian roots: after destemming and gentle pressing, the must rests on the skins for two to four hours in a nitrogen atmosphere, just long enough to extract that delicate copper colour that shimmers so seductively in the glass. The yield of blossom must is a maximum of 45% – concentration instead of mass. The grapes come from altitudes between 450 and 550 metres, where the calcareous soils of the Alta Langa give the Pinot Nero mineral tension and aromatic depth.

In the glass, it shines a delicate rose gold colour with brilliant clarity, infused with a fine, persistent perlage. The nose is a kaleidoscope of Pinot Nero: small red fruits – raspberry, strawberry, redcurrant – interwoven with white stone fruit, lime blossom and the characteristic bread crust of long yeast ageing. The vibrant structure of this Saignée interpretation is evident on the palate: great freshness and acidity, then growing fullness, mineral length and a final of salty elegance. A rosé of rare verticality – not pleasing, but demanding. But this is precisely where its beauty lies. SUPERIORE.DE