Winery AntinoriFranciacorta Cuvée Speciale
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.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Franciacorta Cuvée Speciale
Pairings that work perfectly with Franciacorta Cuvée Speciale
Original food and wine pairings with Franciacorta Cuvée Speciale
The Franciacorta Cuvée Speciale of Winery Antinori matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of capellini with prosciutto, salmon and spinach lasagna or fideuà (paella with pasta and fish).
Details and technical informations about Winery Antinori's Franciacorta Cuvée Speciale.
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 Franciacorta Cuvée Speciale from Winery Antinori are 2014
Informations about the Winery Antinori
The Winery Antinori is one of of the world's great 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: Tastevin
Metal cup, wide and of low height, being used to mirror and taste the wine. Still used in wine brotherhoods for its emblematic and folkloric character, the tastevin has been replaced by the various tasting glasses.
