Winery AntinoriBlanc de Blancs
Sparkling wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Pinot blanc.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Blanc de Blancs of the Winery Antinori is in the top 90 of wines of Franciacorta.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Blanc de Blancs of Winery Antinori in the region of Lombardia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Blanc de Blancs
Pairings that work perfectly with Blanc de Blancs
Original food and wine pairings with Blanc de Blancs
The Blanc de Blancs of Winery Antinori matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of turkey roulades, flavoured sauce, wild rice salad with tuna or fish and seafood gratin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Antinori's Blanc de Blancs.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Blanc de Blancs from Winery Antinori are 2017, 2016, 2019, 2014 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Antinori
The Winery Antinori is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 99 wines for sale in the of Franciacorta to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Franciacorta
The Italian Champagne, the country's largest DOCG zone for classic-method sparklers. Fine, refined bubbles with signature notes of green apple, citrus, brioche, toasted almond and white flowers, taut and creamy finish (18 months minimum on lees, up to 60 for Riserva). Based on dominant Chardonnay, Pinot Noir for structure, Pinot Blanc for roundness. Satèn (low pressure, silky) and fruity rosé versions.
The wine region of Lombardia
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.
The word of the wine: Aragnan
A very rare white grape variety that can be found in the blends of the Palette appellation (Provence).
