This sparkling wine made by Metodo Classico is a single-varietal Pinot Noir.

The parcels from which the wine originates are mainly southwest-facing at 360 to 430 meters above sea level with yellow to deep dark clay soils and white active limestone.

The grapes were spontaneously fermented in used wood after pressing and aged there for seven months. The Pinot assemblage took place on 30.3.2018. Afterward, the sparkling wine rested on the lees for 59 months.

“Pas operé” was disgorged, meaning exclusively with the wine from the same batch without the addition of dosage or anything else. No cold stabilization, filtration, or fining took place. Disgorged on 13.3.2023.

 The Blanc de Noir is deep golden yellow with fine mousseux.

The Blanc de Noir Pas Operé offers a deep, elegant, indeed noble aroma of a matured Pinot sparkling wine, deliberately developed with the finest oxidation. It recalls the crust of a sourdough bread, dried grapefruit peel, soft apricots, and red berries combined with a splash of Fino sherry and nuts.

On the palate, this eight-year-old Blanc de Noir has an impressive depth, elegance, and finesse, combining freshness, a clear, ripe acidity structure, and deep minerality and spice. Here again, you find distinct notes of sourdough, Fino, nuts, nutshells, and ripe cider apples and Poiré pears. Additionally, there are herbaceous-fresh notes of grapefruits and bitter oranges. The sparkling wine has excellent length and, due to the long yeast aging, a fine yet balanced presence of perlage and density.