Winery Rocca dei FortiBlanc de Blancs Extra Dry
Sparkling wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Riesling.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Food and wine pairings with Blanc de Blancs Extra Dry
Pairings that work perfectly with Blanc de Blancs Extra Dry
Original food and wine pairings with Blanc de Blancs Extra Dry
The Blanc de Blancs Extra Dry of Winery Rocca dei Forti matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of butternut and goat cheese gratin, sea bream with sweet spices or samoussa 3 reunionese cheeses.
Details and technical informations about Winery Rocca dei Forti's Blanc de Blancs Extra Dry.
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 Dry from Winery Rocca dei Forti are 2016, 0
Informations about the Winery Rocca dei Forti
The Winery Rocca dei Forti is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 52 wines for sale in the of Langhe to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Langhe
Italy's wine-and-food capital, UNESCO terroir of Piedmont. Heart of Nebbiolo: Barolo DOCG, "king of wines", and Barbaresco DOCG, age-worthy reds with firm tannins, vivid acidity and complex aromas of withered rose, morello cherry, tar, white truffle and undergrowth. More accessible Langhe DOC (Nebbiolo, crunchy Dolcetto, Freisa). Round almondy Arneis whites from Roero.
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: Grand Cru
In Burgundy, the fourth and final level of classification (above the regional, communal and premier cru appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited plots of land (the climats) whose name alone constitutes the appellation. The climats classified as Grand Cru are 32 in the Côte d'Or plus one in Chablis which is divided into 7 distinct climats. Representing barely 1.5% of the production, the Grand Crus are the aristocracy of Burgundy wines.
