Winery ContrattoBlanc de Blancs Extra Brut
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Food and wine pairings with Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut
Original food and wine pairings with Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut
The Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut of Winery Contratto matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of reblochon tartiflette, bacalhau com natas or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Contratto's Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut.
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 Extra Brut from Winery Contratto are 2015, 0
Informations about the Winery Contratto
The Winery Contratto is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Alta Langa to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alta Langa
Piedmontese DOCG on the high Langhe hills (Alessandria, Asti, Cuneo) above 250 m. Metodo classico sparkling (90-100% Pinot Noir and/or Chardonnay, min. 30 months on lees, 36 for Riserva): fine creamy bubbles with notes of citrus, yellow apple, brioche, hazelnut, white flowers and chalky touch, taut and precise palate — the great classic sparkler of Piedmont. Also delicate rosés.
The wine region of Piedmont
Kingdom of Nebbiolo: Barolo and Barbaresco DOCG, long-ageing reds with firm tannins and lively acidity, complex aromas of withered rose, sour cherry, tar, truffle and undergrowth. More accessible, tangy Barbera on red fruit, supple, crisp Dolcetto. Sweet, floral sparkling Moscato d'Asti, mineral, lemony Gavi (Cortese) white, round, almondy Arneis from Roero. 50,000 ha across the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato, UNESCO.
The word of the wine: Demi-sec
Champagne with between 33 and 50 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).
