Can Sumoi, Ancestral Montónega, 2023, 750ml
$25
Description
The grapes for the 100% sparkling Montònega were harvested by hand and were pressed and allowed to settle in tank. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks, with fermentation finishing in the bottle to create a natural bubble. The wine was disgorged by hand at Brut Nature sugar levels (less than 3g/L of residual sugar).
Ancestral is a reference to the ancestral method, a way of elaborating sparkling wine. During this process, young wines are bottled before all of the residual sugar has been fermented into alcohol. Fermentation continues in bottle and gives off carbon dioxide. This type of winemaking style is more commonly referred to as 'Pet-Nat', or pétillant naturel.