Winery AntinoriContessa Maggi Riserva
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Contessa Maggi Riserva of the Winery Antinori is in the top 10 of wines of Franciacorta.
Food and wine pairings with Contessa Maggi Riserva
Pairings that work perfectly with Contessa Maggi Riserva
Original food and wine pairings with Contessa Maggi Riserva
The Contessa Maggi Riserva of Winery Antinori matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, lamb tagine with broad beans or ham croquette with purée.
Details and technical informations about Winery Antinori's Contessa Maggi Riserva.
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 Contessa Maggi Riserva from Winery Antinori are 2007, 2006, 2002
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: Botrytis cinerea
This fungus, also called noble rot, develops during the over-ripening phase and is an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
