Wine Details

Contratto Rosé Pas Dosé Metodo “For England” Alta Langa DOCG

This is a gorgeous pale pink rosato, made from the estate’s oldest vineyards of Pinot Noir. Bright fruit and attractive, fresh perfumes of tangerine peel, orange, mint and cranberry give the wine a refreshing vitality and energy. In the mouth, the For England is a precise and sculpted sparkling rosè whose vibrant acidity lends sharp, linear edges and an undeniable appeal.

Region:

Producer:

Contratto Sparkling Wine

Classification:

Metodo Classico Alta Langa DOCG

Variety:

100% Pinot Noir

Number of bottles produced:

9,000 bottles

Production area:

Alta Langa, Piemonte; south/southeast exposure

Altitude:

740 meters above sea level

Vinification:

Grapes are manually picked & selected. They are cooled down in the winery before crushing & only the free fall juice is collected. First & second fermentation with indigenous natural yeast. After the first fermentation, the wines stay to mature until June after harvest & then bottled for the 2nd fermentation.

Refining:

Almost 4 years on lees in bottle

Alcohol content:

12.5%

pH level:

3.2

Acidity:

6.5 g/l

Soil:

sandy, rocky with ocean sediments

Harvest:

Middle of September

Residual Sugar:

0.0 g/l

Recent press reviews

93

Contratto Rosé Pas Dosé Metodo “For England” Alta Langa DOCG 2017

Wine Advocate (93)- "The Contratto 2017 Alta Langa Metodo Classico Rosé Pas Dosé For England opens to a pale cranberry-pink color with amber highlights. The beading is fine and silky. In terms of this sparkler's aromas, you get tart citrus and lots of grapefruit with some orchard fruit, toast and crushed mineral. This wine shows a steely, tonic and firm personality, although you do also taste some of the soft, hot-vintage fruit."

94+

Contratto Rosé Pas Dosé Metodo “For England” Alta Langa DOCG 2016

Wine Advocate (94+)- "The Contratto 2016 Alta Langa Metodo Classico Rosé Pas Dosé For England shows pretty color saturation with an elegant pink hue and hints of shiny copper. This wine made exclusively with Pinot Noir offers a heavier center of gravity and more fruit weight, with spicy and tonic beading on the close. This more full-bodied style allows for plenty of orchard fruit, crushed mineral and some baked bread."

92

Contratto Rosé Pas Dosé Metodo “For England” Alta Langa DOCG 2016

James Suckling (92)- "A salmon-pink colored rosé with aromas of dried raspberries, sour cherries, orange zest, walnuts and croissants. It’s medium-bodied with a bright, savory and flavorful palate. Silky bubbles. Some salted-citrus and herb notes. Dry and very fresh. Drink now."