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 ideas for savoury pancake toppings, red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi or grilled lobster with tarragon cream sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Antinori's Blanc de Blancs.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
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 95 wines for sale in the of Franciacorta to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Franciacorta
The wine region of Franciacorta is located in the region of Lombardie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ca' del Bosco or the Domaine Ca' del Bosco produce mainly wines sparkling, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Franciacorta are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinot blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Franciacorta often reveals types of flavors of cream, hazelnut or elderflower and sometimes also flavors of gooseberry, passion fruit or savory.
The wine region of Lombardia
Lombardy is one of Italy's largest and most populous regions, located in the north-central Part of the country. It's home to a handful of popular and well-known wine styles, including the Bright, cherry-scented Valtellina and the high-quality Sparkling wines Franciacorta and Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico. Lombardy is Italy's industrial powerhouse, with the country's second largest city (Milan) as its regional capital. Despite this, the region has vast tracts of unspoiled countryside, home to many small wineries that produce a significant portion of the region's annual wine production of 1.
The word of the wine: Reserve wine (champagne)
Older wines, kept in vats or aged in wood in some houses, or kept in magnums at Bollinger. A small percentage of these wines are used in the blending of non-vintage wines in order to bring greater aromatic complexity.
