Winery Antica Fratta - Quintessence Riserva Extra Brut

Winery Antica FrattaQuintessence Riserva Extra Brut

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Quintessence Riserva Extra Brut of Winery Antica Fratta is a sparkling wine from the region of Franciacorta of Lombardie.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Pinot noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Quintessence Riserva Extra Brut of the Winery Antica Fratta is in the top 5 of wines of Franciacorta.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Food and wine pairings with Quintessence Riserva Extra Brut

Pairings that work perfectly with Quintessence Riserva Extra Brut

Original food and wine pairings with Quintessence Riserva Extra Brut

The Quintessence Riserva Extra Brut of Winery Antica Fratta matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of escargots à la bordelaise, spaghetti carbonara or whole duck casserole with white wine.

Details and technical informations about Winery Antica Fratta's Quintessence Riserva Extra Brut.

Winemaker
Antica Fratta
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Quintessence Riserva Extra Brut - 2009
In the top 5 of of Franciacorta wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Quintessence Riserva Extra Brut - 2007
In the top 5 of of Franciacorta wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Quintessence Riserva Extra Brut - 2006
In the top 5 of of Franciacorta wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Quintessence Riserva Extra Brut - 2005
In the top 5 of of Franciacorta wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Quintessence Riserva Extra Brut from Winery Antica Fratta are 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005

Informations about the Winery Antica Fratta

The winery offers 28 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Berlucchi.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Franciacorta in the region of Lombardie
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The Winery Antica Fratta is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Franciacorta to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Lombardie
In the top 1500 of of Italy wines
In the top 3 of of Franciacorta wines
In the top 400 of sparkling wines
In the top 7500 wines of the world

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 Lombardie

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.

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The word of the wine: Terroir

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