Winery Villa FranciacortaFranciacorta Extra Blu Extra Brut
Sparkling wine
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.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Franciacorta Extra Blu Extra Brut of Winery Villa Franciacorta in the region of Lombardia often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Franciacorta Extra Blu Extra Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with Franciacorta Extra Blu Extra Brut
Original food and wine pairings with Franciacorta Extra Blu Extra Brut
The Franciacorta Extra Blu Extra Brut of Winery Villa Franciacorta matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oven-baked veal cutlets, pork roll with tomato sauce or alsatian wine pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery Villa Franciacorta's Franciacorta Extra Blu Extra Brut.
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
The best vintages of Franciacorta Extra Blu Extra Brut from Winery Villa Franciacorta are 2013, 2008, 2007, 2011 and 2010.
Informations about the Winery Villa Franciacorta
The Winery Villa Franciacorta is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Franciacorta to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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 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: Decanting
Decanting, an operation performed by a sommelier with a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.
