2021 Borgo Maragliano Giovanni Galliano Brut Rose Alta Langa DOCG Piemonte 6pk 6x750ml

Borgo Maragliano has been family-owned in Loazzolo, in the Langa Astigiana, since 1850 — five generations of Giovanni Galliano's line farming the steep, chalky hillsides of Alta Langa. In the 1970s, the estate became one of the first in Piemonte to specialize in classic-method sparkling wine. Today, Carlo Galliano — oenology degree from Alba in hand — runs winemaking across 41 hectares, with his wife Silvia and two of their three sons.

Alta Langa is Piemonte's answer to Champagne: high-altitude vineyards, limestone-rich soils, and the kind of tension and minerality that come from elevation and chalk. The appellation was ratified in 2002, but the region's sparkling-wine history runs deeper — these hillsides have been making metodo classico since the late 19th century. Pinot Noir thrives here, delivering the structure and red-fruit intensity that define great rose.

This is a 100% Pinot Noir rose, classic-method, with the fruit and energy that $32 has no right to deliver. Pale pink with delicate mousse. The nose is wild strawberries, redcurrants, white bread, pomegranate seeds, and sugared almond — the kind of aromatic complexity you'd expect from bottles twice the price. On the palate: fresh, smooth, lively acidity, fruity and clean. Low carbonation, alpine freshness, and a finish that keeps going.

Serve it cold — 44–46°F — and drink it now through the next five to ten years. This is the kind of sparkling wine that makes supermarket prosecco taste emotionally vacant.