Oltrepò Pavese Pinot Nero Rosé DOCG "Cruasé"

It is called Cruasé and, in spite of its apparent Frenchness, it is a wine produced strictly in Oltrepò Pavese. Cruasé, in fact, is a word invented by the people of Pavia to indicate their good classic method wines produced 100% with the best Pinot Noir grapes, vinified in pink. A mark of absolute quality, therefore, assigned only to a relatively small number of bottles from the Oltrepò area. The one we offer here comes from the cellars of Isimbarda. It is a Brut, therefore a dry wine but not very dry, produced with the grapes harvested in the Santa Giulietta estate. The 24 months spent in close contact with its own yeasts in the bottle make this wine pleasantly complex but not excessive. In the glass it has a very intense pink hue, with light orange notes. On the nose we find the typical notes of the vine, ranging from small red fruits, such as strawberry, currant, blackberry and raspberry, to hints of rose. Well integrated, are then also notes of bread crust and yeast. In the mouth it is super pleasant and easy to drink. The structure, in fact, is not excessive and it invites you to fill your glass, sip after sip. We have no trouble imagining it at the centre of a table next to a tasty slice of salami. From Varzi, of course.