- Producer
- Cà del Vént
- Grape variety
- Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder)
- Region
- Lombardei
- Country
- Italy
- Vintage
- 2017
- Alcohol
- 12.5 % vol
- Volume
- 0.75 l
- Item no.
- 9951030004
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Blanc de Noir VSQ Pas Operé 2017
A Blanc de Noir made from pure Pinot Noir, grown on the steep slopes of Cà del Vént near Brescia and bottled without dosage.
CHF 92.00
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About this wine
Character
A sparkling wine without a safety net: Pas Operé means no dosage is added at disgorgement. Nothing here softens the edges, so the wine comes across taut, dense and austere, with a saline pull on the finish.
Terroir and origin
Cà del Vént, the house of the winds, lies in the hills near Brescia in Lombardy. Eleven parcels spread across 7.5 hectares occupy extremely steep sites between 320 and 430 metres in altitude, with soils of limestone, clay and heavy loam. The winds that constantly sweep the ridges shape the microclimate.
Grape variety and vinification
Pure Pinot Noir. Spontaneous fermentation exclusively in used oak barrels, seven months of ageing on fine lees, no cold stabilisation, no fining, no filtration. The wine then ages 46 to 59 months on the lees in bottle; at disgorgement, only wine from the same batch is used for topping up. 12.5% vol.
On the palate
Straw yellow with golden highlights, the perlage fine and persistent. On the nose, red berries, ripe apple and brioche, with a smoky, earthy undertone. The palate is dry to the very edge, the acidity grips, and the texture stays creamy.
Food pairings
With pan-seared quail breast, braised veal sweetbreads, oysters with lemon and aged Parmigiano Reggiano.
Special features
In 2015, the tasting commission of the DOCG Franciacorta denied recognition to these wines, deeming them "too complex and too opulent". Since then, Antonio Tornincasa and Flavio Faliva have forgone the appellation entirely. "If you want the terroir to speak in the glass, you have to stay small and not intervene in the cellar," says Tornincasa.
