COUNTRY:
Italy

REGION:
Piedmont

APPELLATION:
Alta Langa DOC

PRODUCTION METHOD & AGEING:
Spumante Metodo Classico

permanence on lees for 30 months.

GRAPE:
Pinot Noir (70%) and Chardonnay (30%)
Hand-picked and coming exclusively from vineyards grown in the high hills of Piedmont, in a specific area in the provinces of Cuneo, Asti and Alessandria.

VINTAGE:
2019

BOTTLE SIZE:
750ml

ALCOHOL CONTENT:
13.00 % Vol.

APPEARANCE:
Straw yellow colour, fine and very persistent perlage.

BOUQUET:
Intense and fragrant bouquet, characterized by hints of candied citrus peel, yeast and vanilla.

TASTING NOTES:
well structured, full, slightly acidic, harmonious, savory with a bitter aftertaste. The addition of a percentage of the previous vintage's cuvée, aged in wood, gives this sparkling wine its characteristics of roundness, structure and longevity.

SERVICE TEMPERATURE:
between 8 and 10 °C

FOOD PAIRINGS:
Ideal wine as an aperitif; perfect with oysters and other raw or cooked seafood, it also pleasantly accompanies appetizers and fish-based first courses. Particularly suitable in combination with shellfish.

AWARDS:
• James Suckling 92pt.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Consistent with its continuous and inexhaustible "Search for Excellence" even in its Piedmontese soul, the Banfi company has believed in the Alta Langa project since its first steps.
Banfi, in fact, was one of the seven companies that accepted the bet to start a production of quality classic method sparkling wines in Piedmont since the early 1990s, thus claiming the Piedmontese roots of the Italian sparkling wine sector. The project continued over the years and in 1997 the "Cuvée Aurora" was born, precisely with the intention of evoking the idea of ​​a new frontier, a new "dawn" of quality Classic Method production in Piedmont.
The "Cuvée Aurora Alta Langa DOCG Banfi" project is, therefore, the best visiting card of the Banfi Piemonte company, which tells an interpretation of the Classic Method of Piedmont "par excellence and of excellence".
COMPOSITION OF THE CUVÉE :
Pinot Noir (minimum 70%) and Chardonnay (maximum 30%) harvested by hand and coming exclusively from vineyards grown on the high hills of Piedmont, in a specific area of ​​the provinces of Cuneo, Asti and Alessandria.
PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE:
The soft pressing of the grapes is followed by static clarification of the must, which is subjected exclusively to fermentation at a controlled temperature (17° C). The cuvée is composed for at least 90% of the wine thus obtained and for the remaining part from the wine of the previous vintage, aged in French oak barriques. Fermentation takes place in the bottle according to the Classic Method, with permanence on the lees for at least 40 months. Traditional remuage on pupitres and dégorgement à la glace. The sugar dosage is Extra Brut, around 4 g/l. An ideal refinement in the bottle follows.
TASTING NOTES:
Colour: straw yellow, fine and very persistent perlage.
Bouquet: intense and fragrant, with hints of yeast and vanilla.
Taste: well structured, full, slightly acidic, harmonious, savory with a bitterish aftertaste. The addition of a percentage of the previous vintage's cuvée, aged in wood, gives this sparkling wine its characteristics of roundness, structure and longevity.
Ideal wine as an aperitif; perfect with oysters and other raw or cooked seafood, it also pleasantly accompanies appetizers and fish-based first courses. Particularly suitable in combination with shellfish.

GIFT BOX:
NOT INCLUDED

SHIPPING TO GREAT BRITAIN AND EU COUNTRIES:

They are made with FEDEX or DHL express courier and are normally delivered throughout Europe in about 5-7 days from the date of the order. Transport costs are calculated automatically and are proportionally lower as the number of bottles purchased increases.

SHIPPING TO ITALY:

• STANDARD SHIPMENTS are delivered in about 3-5 days from the date of the order. About 5-7 days for remote areas and islands.

Transport costs are calculated automatically and are proportionally lower as the number of bottles purchased increases. Transport costs are free throughout Italy for orders over € 120.00