Spumante Metodo Classico Brut COTTANERA
Punteggio sommelier | 92/100 | 2025 |
Cantina | COTTANERA |
Denominazione | Spumante Metodo Classico |
Annata | 2016 |
Uvaggio | 100% Nerello Mascalese |
Gradazione | 12,50% |
Cl | 75cl |
Solfiti | Contiene Solfiti |
Sede Cantina | Cottanera Azienda Vinicola - Castiglione di Sicilia (CT) - Contrada Iannazzo, Strada Provinciale, 89 |
Abbinamento | Aperitivo, Antipasti di pesce al vapore, Fritto misto di pesce, Spaghetti alle vongole, Branzino, Ostriche, Pesce alla griglia, Sushi-sashimi |
Carta dei vini | Spumante |
Formato | Bottiglia standard |
Regione | Sicilia (Italia) |
Stile | Leggero e fresco |
This wine comes from the skillful vinification of 100% pure Nerello Mascalese grapes and with the classic origin in the DOC area of Castiglione di Sicilia in a protected company environment. Harvest takes place during the first week of September. Vinification involves de-stemming and soft pressing and subsequent cold maceration for about 24 hours. The fermentation takes place for 25% in small French oak barrels where the wine remains for 8 months on its own yeasts during which it carries out malolactic fermentation on some barriques; for the remaining part, fermentation takes place in steel at a controlled temperature of 17 ° C. Finally, the refinement which requires the wine to age 40 months on the lees. Subsequently another 12 months of aging in the bottle.
Spumante Metodo Classico Brut Cottanera's features
A bright straw yellow color. The scent has hints of white flowers accompanied by light citrus notes. Taste on the palate is full, fresh and vibrant showing at the same time a good structure and complexity. A brut with a fine and persistent perlage with a marked minerality.
Suggested food pairings while tasting this Spumante Metodo Classico Brut Cottanera
Excellent with mortadella, fresh and semi-aged cheeses, crustaceans and molluscs, the optimal serving temperature is 6 ° C in a high and wide glass.