{"id":99877,"date":"2025-10-09T11:12:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T09:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/in-pinot-nero-we-trust-oltrepo-bets-big-on-classese\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:16:29","slug":"in-pinot-nero-we-trust-oltrepo-bets-big-on-classese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/in-pinot-nero-we-trust-oltrepo-bets-big-on-classese\/","title":{"rendered":"In Pinot Nero we trust. Oltrep\u00f2 bets big on Classese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-ai-summarize yoast-ai-summarize\"><h6>IN BREVE<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list yoast-ai-summarize-list\">\n<li>Classese is the new consortium brand that highlights Pinot Nero in the DOCG regulations, with a minimum percentage of 85%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Oltrep\u00f2 Pavese Wine Protection Consortium celebrates the bond between Pinot Nero and Oltrep\u00f2, focusing on quality and excellence of the Classic Method.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Francesca Seralvo emphasized that Oltrep\u00f2 will be the only denomination in the world to give such importance to Pinot Nero.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Consortium celebrated 160 years of Italian Blanc de Noirs with a tasting of over 100 labels and special events.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Among the wines presented: Nature La Piotta, Torre Degli Alberi Cruas\u00e8, Cordero San Giorgio, Calatroni Poggio Dei Duca, and Frecciarossa, all Classic Method symbols of Oltrep\u00f2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\r\n<div class=\"align wp-block-bssb-social-share\" id=\"bssbSocialShare-1\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;socials&quot;:[{&quot;networkType&quot;:&quot;socialNetworks&quot;,&quot;network&quot;:&quot;facebook&quot;,&quot;isUpIcon&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;class&quot;:&quot;fab fa-facebook-f&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#1877f2&quot;},&quot;upIcon&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}},{&quot;networkType&quot;:&quot;socialNetworks&quot;,&quot;network&quot;:&quot;twitter&quot;,&quot;isUpIcon&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;class&quot;:&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#1da1f2&quot;},&quot;upIcon&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}},{&quot;networkType&quot;:&quot;socialNetworks&quot;,&quot;network&quot;:&quot;linkedin&quot;,&quot;isUpIcon&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;class&quot;:&quot;fab fa-linkedin-in&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#0a66c2&quot;},&quot;upIcon&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}},{&quot;networkType&quot;:&quot;mobileMessenger&quot;,&quot;network&quot;:&quot;whatsapp&quot;,&quot;isUpIcon&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;class&quot;:&quot;fab fa-whatsapp&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#25d366&quot;},&quot;upIcon&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}}],&quot;alignment&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:{&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#0000&quot;},&quot;size&quot;:&quot;28px&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;14px&quot;,&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;10px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;10px&quot;,&quot;border&quot;:{&quot;radius&quot;:&quot;50%&quot;},&quot;shadow&quot;:[],&quot;direction&quot;:&quot;row&quot;}\">\r\n\t<div class=\"bssbStyle\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<ul class=\"bssbSocialShare\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"icon icon-0\" data-social=\"facebook\" \t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"icon icon-1\" data-social=\"twitter\" \t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"icon icon-2\" data-social=\"linkedin\" \t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"icon icon-3\" data-social=\"whatsapp\" \t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which consortium brand for sparkling wine gives such importance to <strong>Pinot Nero<\/strong> worldwide that it includes it in the <strong>DOCG regulations<\/strong> at a <strong>minimum percentage of 85%<\/strong>? Hint: it&#8217;s not Champagne, it&#8217;s not Franciacorta. It is\u2014or rather, will be, once the bureaucratic process is complete\u2014<strong>Classese<\/strong>, the <strong>DOCG Classic Method sparkling wine of the Oltrep\u00f2 Pavese Wine Protection Consortium<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Consortium president, <strong>Francesca Seralvo<\/strong>, strongly emphasized the connection between Pinot Nero and Oltrep\u00f2 during the event &#8220;<strong>Oltrep\u00f2, land of Pinot Nero<\/strong>&#8221; in the historic village of Golferenzo. &#8220;We will be the only denomination in the world to focus on Pinot Nero so much as to make it the protagonist, almost 100%, in our regulations,&#8221; she said at the conclusion of the tasting with the 29 wineries involved. <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/classese-nel-nuovo-marchio-del-consorzio-oltrepo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Classese in the new Oltrep\u00f2 Consortium brand<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/oltrepo-e-svolta-metodo-classico-classese-e-piu-peso-ai-vignaioli-in-consorzio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oltrep\u00f2, a turning point: Classic Method Classese and more weight for growers in the Consortium<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/denny-de-vito-classese-oltrepo-metodo-classico-pavese-cinema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Denny De Vito and Oltrep\u00f2&#8217;s Classese: Pavese Classic Method at the cinema<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-0793fecf uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">&#8220;We want to be recognizable for our Blanc de Noirs and distinguish ourselves for this, as well as giving great importance to the Classese name, which will allow us to differentiate the Classic Method from other Oltrep\u00f2 denominations. Our future? It will be built on dialogue and sharing, with all the realities\u2014small and large\u2014of the Consortium.&#8221;<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To get to know the territory&#8217;s Pinot Nero even better, the Consortium celebrated <strong>160 years of Italian Blanc de Noirs<\/strong>\u2014vinified for the first time 160 years ago, in 1865, in Rocca de&#8217; Giorgi, by <strong>Counts Carlo Gancia and Augusto Giorgi di Vistarino<\/strong>\u2014with a tasting of over 100 labels from 29 producers in Golferenzo, plus a blind tasting of 42 Classic Method wines (with an <em>easter egg<\/em>: a Bollinger hidden among the labels).<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-f8059da6\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">best CLASSESE DOCG: FIVE LABELS NOT TO MISS<\/h5><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-b2145c5f     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-slick-carousel uagb-block-b2145c5f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper\" data-spectra-gallery-image-id=\"94492\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/In-Pinot-Nero-we-trust.-Oltrepo-pavese-scommette-forte-sul-Classese-2-840x640.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/In-Pinot-Nero-we-trust.-Oltrepo-pavese-scommette-forte-sul-Classese-2-840x640.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--carousel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/In-Pinot-Nero-we-trust.-Oltrepo-pavese-scommette-forte-sul-Classese-2-660x365.jpg\" alt=\"In Pinot Nero we trust. 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