Bera Brut Alta Langa 2020
Bera Alta Langa Brut DOCG reflects the elegance of a great metodo classico that remains on the lees for more than four years, show cases the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes cultivated on the Langa hills. The long aging on the lees imparts notes of bread crust in a complex, full bouquet. Very dry, long and savoury, it brightens up the glass with a fine and persistent perlage. Great as an aperitif or while dining.
How is the wine made?
The most ferments in steel tanks and a small percentage of 10% in “barriques”. In the next springtime, the basic wine is prepared for the fermentation in the bottles, adding selected yeasts and sugar. Then is bottled and the bottles are putted in a fresh place for the fermentation and to produce the fine bubbles called perlage. The wine is left in contact with yeasts at least 4 years, to acquire flavour, then bottles are placed on racks called “pupitres”, shaker (“coup de poignet”), stocked on end (“sur les pointes”) and finally turned (“remuage”) to cause yeast sediment to sink onto the cork. The lees are removed during degorgement usually after freezing the bottle neck.
About the winery
Bera family winery is farm is located in the Langhe area between Alba and Asti in Piedmont wine region.
The winemaking tradition goes back centuries but only at the end of the 70s Bera started producing wines to bottle and sell with their own label. Today, the winery is spread over 30 hectares, 23 of which are vineyards.
The family makes Moscato d ‘Asti, Dolcetto, Barbera, Nebbiolo, Barbaresco and Barolo. Bera also cultivates Chardonnay and Pinot Nero to create their unique and intriguing Alta Langa Bera Brut metodo classico.
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