Winery Defilippi - I GessiMaria Cristina Metodo Classico Brut
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Maria Cristina Metodo Classico Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with Maria Cristina Metodo Classico Brut
Original food and wine pairings with Maria Cristina Metodo Classico Brut
The Maria Cristina Metodo Classico Brut of Winery Defilippi - I Gessi matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of provencal stew, lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs or cassoulet of yesteryear.
Details and technical informations about Winery Defilippi - I Gessi's Maria Cristina Metodo Classico Brut.
Discover the grape variety: Poulsard
Poulsard is a red grape variety that originated in the Franche-Comté region. In 1732, it was qualified as a good grape variety with several others by the parliament of Besançon at the time. It currently covers nearly 300 ha. This variety has 3 approved clones: 296, 584 and 464. Poulsard has slightly hairy branches with long tendrils. Its leaves are yellow in color. Although its bunches are small, its berries are often medium-sized or larger. Poulsard is quite sensitive to scorching, spring frosts and coulure. It is also afraid of oidium, mildew and grey rot. This grape variety appreciates clayey, fat and marly soils. Its fertility is average, so it is preferable to prune it long. It buds quite early. Poulsard produces a wine with a light structure, fine and aromatic. It can be kept for years. This wine goes well with poultry, red meat, cheese and starters.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Maria Cristina Metodo Classico Brut from Winery Defilippi - I Gessi are 2018, 0
Informations about the Winery Defilippi - I Gessi
The Winery Defilippi - I Gessi is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico
The wine region of Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico is located in the region of Oltrepò Pavese of Lombardie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Monsupello or the Domaine Monsupello produce mainly wines sparkling, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico often reveals types of flavors of citrus, vanilla or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal.
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: Destemming
Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.
