Discover the top 100 best white wines of Lombardia as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Lombardia and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Three poles. Franciacorta DOCG, Italy's answer to Champagne: elegant brioche traditional-method sparklers (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc), fine bubble and mineral profile. Alpine Valtellina: Nebbiolo (alias Chiavennasca) with fine tannins and red fruits, powerful Sforzato passito. Oltrepò Pavese: fresh Pinot Noir and fruity-sparkling Bonarda.
Lake Garda: crisp Lugana white. Alpine and lakeside vineyard, ~25,000 ha.
Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.
white wines from the region of Lombardia go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or mushrooms such as recipes of parillade of fish and seafood, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or turkey leg in a pressure cooker.
On the nose in the region of Lombardia often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or earth. In the mouth in the region of Lombardia is a powerful with a nice freshness.
