CONTRATTO CUVEE NOVECENTO ROSE BRUT VSQ 2018 750ml

ABOUT THE WINE

Giuseppe Contratto founded his historic winery in 1867 in Canelli, Piedmont, Italy. He pioneered one of the first Italian sparkling wines by refermenting Moscato grapes in the bottle using the traditional method (Metodo Classico). The estate quickly gained prestige, exporting from around 1910 and becoming the official supplier to the Vatican, the Belgian royal house, and Italy’s House of Savoy. In 1919, Contratto released the country’s first vintage-dated Metodo Classico sparkling wine, the Extra Brut. Today, under the ownership of Giorgio Rivetti (La Spinetta), the winery focuses on elegant Alta Langa DOCG sparkling wines made primarily from estate-grown Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in high-altitude vineyards. These age in stunning UNESCO World Heritage “cathedral” cellars carved deep into the tuff limestone hills, maintaining perfect natural conditions for long lees aging. Contratto’s wines are renowned for their purity, complexity, structure, and finesse—true Italian classics with Champagne-like refinement.
Cuvée Novecento Rosé Brut VSQ 2018 is a prestigious Metodo Classico sparkling rosé from the historic Giuseppe Contratto winery (est. 1867, Canelli, Piedmont). This vintage cuvée highlights the finesse of estate-grown Pinot Noir (100%) in the Alta Langa terroir. Grapes are sourced from Contratto’s high-altitude estate vineyards in the Alta Langa zone, notably around Bossolasco (up to 700–780 m asl). The cool climate, breezy conditions, and calcareous marl soils with calcium carbonate promote slow ripening, yielding Pinot Noir with vibrant acidity, delicate color, and pronounced minerality. Vines are organically managed with low yields and hand-harvested.

TASTING NOTE:

Onion-skin pink color with fine, elegant, and long-lasting perlage. Delicate aromas of raspberry, peach blossom, toasted nuts, pink grapefruit, and biscuits. The palate is complex and mineral, intense yet creamy, with subtle hints of candied citrus, toasted bread, small red fruits, and marzipan. Fresh, refined, and persistent finish.