Winery FaccoliFranciacorta Extra Brut
Sparkling wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Chardonnay, the Pinot blanc and the Pinot noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Franciacorta Extra Brut of Winery Faccoli in the region of Lombardia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Franciacorta Extra Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with Franciacorta Extra Brut
Original food and wine pairings with Franciacorta Extra Brut
The Franciacorta Extra Brut of Winery Faccoli matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of simple veal sauté, sloth pork loin or duck parmentier with ceps.
Details and technical informations about Winery Faccoli's Franciacorta 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 Franciacorta Extra Brut from Winery Faccoli are 2008, 2004, 2017, 2005 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Faccoli
The Winery Faccoli is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Franciacorta to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Franciacorta
The Italian Champagne, the country's largest DOCG zone for classic-method sparklers. Fine, refined bubbles with signature notes of green apple, citrus, brioche, toasted almond and white flowers, taut and creamy finish (18 months minimum on lees, up to 60 for Riserva). Based on dominant Chardonnay, Pinot Noir for structure, Pinot Blanc for roundness. Satèn (low pressure, silky) and fruity rosé versions.
The wine region of Lombardia
Three poles. Franciacorta DOCG, Italy's answer to Champagne: elegant brioche traditional-method sparklers (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc), fine bubble and mineral profile. Alpine Valtellina: Nebbiolo (alias Chiavennasca) with fine tannins and red fruits, powerful Sforzato passito. Oltrepò Pavese: fresh Pinot Noir and fruity-sparkling Bonarda.
The word of the wine: Piqué
Altered wine characterized by a vinegar smell.
