CA’ DEI CONTI Sabina — Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut

APPEARANCE
Sabina displays a luminous, pronounced straw-yellow colour, expressing the character of Pinot Noir vinified as a white wine and matured extensively in bottle. Its fine, continuous and persistent stream of bubbles creates an elegant visual texture, enhancing the wine's clarity and anticipating its refined structure. The overall impression suggests a sparkling wine in which maturity and vitality coexist in harmony.

NOSE
The bouquet reveals a distinctive mature character, led by notes of bread crust associated with prolonged ageing on the lees. Delicate hints of blackcurrant add a particularly intriguing connection to the identity of Pinot Noir. The interplay between autolytic complexity and the grape's underlying fruit character lends aromatic depth and definition, favouring restraint over pronounced toastiness or excessive ripeness.

PALATE
The palate opens dry and precise, with fine, integrated effervescence that supports the wine's texture rather than overwhelming it. Well-defined acidity brings freshness and vitality, while the maturity acquired through extended lees ageing contributes a sense of roundness and harmony. Subtle savoury, bread-like impressions accompany the progression, and the structure associated with Pinot Noir provides substance without compromising elegance.

BALANCE & STRUCTURE
Sabina's structural identity emerges from the interaction between acidity, the finesse of its mousse and the maturity developed over 84 months on the lees. Its Extra Brut style, with 2.80 g/L of residual sugar, preserves a distinctly dry profile and allows the wine's components to remain clearly expressed. A measured sense of softness complements the underlying tension, creating balance through precision rather than volume or richness.

EVOLUTION IN THE GLASS
As the temperature rises gradually and the effervescence settles, Sabina may reveal greater aromatic complexity. Bread-crust notes become more expressive, while delicate blackcurrant nuances integrate into a more open and harmonious bouquet. Its evolving texture also highlights the relationship between freshness, maturity and the finesse of the bubbles. This development is best appreciated naturally in the glass, without forced aeration.

FINISH
The finish is long, precise and pleasantly persistent. Fragrant impressions associated with extended lees ageing accompany delicate echoes of fruit, while freshness contributes to a clean, elegant conclusion. Its persistence is defined not simply by intensity, but by aromatic continuity and the ability to retain clarity as the effervescence gradually softens.

SENSORY IDENTITY
Sabina offers an interpretation of Pinot Noir shaped by white vinification, secondary fermentation in bottle and seven years of maturation on the lees. Within the winemaking heritage of Ca’ dei Conti, rooted in Tregnago, in the Val d’Illasi, Veneto, Italy, it represents a distinctive expression alongside the estate's red wines. Its sensory identity brings together varietal character, autolytic complexity, freshness and the precision of an Extra Brut dosage, with time itself becoming an essential element of the wine's personality.

SERVING TEMPERATURE
6–7°C. (43–45°F.): a cooler serving temperature highlights the liveliness of the bubbles, the precision of the palate and the wine's refreshing character. This expression is particularly appealing when freshness and immediacy are desired, including as an elegant aperitif.

7–8°C. (45–46°F.): a slight increase in temperature allows the complexity developed through lees ageing, the delicate blackcurrant nuances and the texture of the mousse to become more perceptible. This interpretation encourages a fuller sensory experience, particularly alongside carefully chosen food pairings.

Serving temperature thus becomes a key to sensory interpretation rather than a purely technical recommendation. Within the producer's recommended range, it reveals different aspects of freshness, structure and aromatic maturity.

BEYOND INTERPRETATION*
For BEYOND*, Sabina embodies an approach to Metodo Classico in which time is not merely a measure of ageing, but an integral part of sensory identity. Eighty-four months on the lees contribute to the wine's complexity without obscuring the character of Pinot Noir, while the Extra Brut dosage reinforces its dry, balanced and precisely defined expression.

Its individuality lies in the relationship between mature aromatic depth and enduring freshness, between fine effervescence and a carefully balanced palate. Within the Ca’ dei Conti selection, Sabina introduces a distinctive voice: a Blanc de Noirs whose elegance is built upon patience, restraint and the quality of its maturation, rather than an overt pursuit of power or opulence.

ORGANIC FARMING — CERTIFICATION | CCPB · IT-BIO-009
Ca’ dei Conti places respect for its territory and biodiversity at the heart of its viticultural philosophy, combining traditional Veronese winemaking heritage with environmentally conscious vineyard management. The estate displays European organic certification marks associated with CCPB, the Italian control body identified by code IT-BIO-009.
Sabina reflects this commitment through a distinctive interpretation of Pinot Noir and the patience of extended bottle maturation. Organic product status is associated with the specific certified production and bottling concerned.

VEGAN CERTIFICATION — CERTIFICATO VEGANO
Ca’ dei Conti displays the Certificato Vegano mark in its official communications, reflecting its attention to the use of animal-derived substances throughout the winemaking process, including oenological processing aids. The certification applies to the products and production periods covered by the relevant certification scheme.

INDEPENDENT WINEGROWERS — FIVI MEMBERSHIP
Ca’ dei Conti displays the emblem of the Federazione Italiana Vignaioli Indipendenti (FIVI), the Italian Federation of Independent Winegrowers.
This affiliation reflects a winemaking philosophy founded on producer independence, a direct connection to the vineyards and responsibility for agricultural and winemaking decisions. It highlights the relationship between the winegrower, the land and the individual character of each wine.

2022 — PRAGUE WINE TROPHY | BEST WINERY — CA’ DEI CONTI
Ca’ dei Conti received the Best Winery 2022 distinction at the Prague Wine Trophy, an international recognition awarded to the estate.
This producer-level achievement forms part of the winery's international history and is distinct from an individual award for Sabina.

CA’ DEI CONTI — ATELIER COLLECTION
Sabina occupies a distinctive place within the estate's Atelier collection, dedicated to interpretations beyond its traditional red-wine portfolio.
Produced exclusively from Pinot Noir, this Metodo Classico Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut undergoes 84 months of ageing on the lees, expressing the relationship between varietal character, extended maturation and precision of dosage.

VINO SPUMANTE DI QUALITÀ — METODO CLASSICO | VENETO, ITALY
Sabina is classified as a Vino Spumante di Qualità, a quality sparkling wine produced by secondary fermentation in bottle according to the traditional Metodo Classico.
Its Blanc de Noirs identity derives from Pinot Noir vinified as a white wine, while its Extra Brut designation reflects a particularly dry sparkling-wine style.
The wine forms part of the Ca’ dei Conti portfolio, rooted in Tregnago, Val d’Illasi, Veneto, Italy.