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Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

Italië · Piemonte
citroen · groene appel · brioche · amandel
€36,95
€36,95
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Accornero, Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

Accornero is a family business from Monferrato that has been making wine since 1897. This Metodo Classico is their first sparkling cuvée, first produced in 2020. A minimum of 36 months on the lees gives a ripe, layered mousse without sacrificing freshness.

What you smell
Lemon zest, green apple, some brioche and toasted almond from the long lees aging.

What you taste
Tight and straight, with a fine, persistent bubble. The extra brut dosage keeps it dry and exciting, with a salty, stony undertone in the finish. Fresh acidity provides energy without becoming sharp.

How it's made
Hand-picked grapes are pressed as whole clusters. Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel to preserve aromatics and elegance. Aged on fine lees until tirage in the spring after the harvest, then a minimum of 36 months on lees in the bottle. Dosage: extra brut.

Serve
Pour at 4°C in a white wine glass or a tulip-shaped flute; this allows the aroma to express itself better than in a narrow flute.

Pairs well with

  • Oysters or raw seafood: the salty undertone and high acidity mirror the briny iodine of shellfish.
  • Vitello tonnato: the bubbles cut through the creamy tuna mayonnaise, while the freshness keeps the dish light.
  • Fried zucchini blossoms or tempura: the mousse cleanses the fat, and the citrus notes lift the fried elements.
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What do you smell?
Lemon zest, green apple, a touch of brioche and toasted almond from the long lees ageing.

What do you taste?
Crisp and linear, with fine, persistent bubbles. The extra brut dosage keeps it dry and exciting, with a salty, stony undertone on the finish. Fresh acidity provides energy without becoming sharp.

Hand-picked grapes are pressed as whole clusters. Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel to preserve the aromatics and elegance. Ageing on fine lees until tirage in the spring after the harvest, then at least 36 months on lees in the bottle. Dosage: extra brut.

Serve at 4°C in a white wine glass or a tulip-shaped flute; this allows the aroma to develop better than in a narrow flute.

- Oysters or raw seafood: the salty undertones and high acidity mirror the briny iodine of the shellfish.
- Vitello tonnato: the bubbles cut through the creamy tuna mayonnaise, and the freshness keeps the dish light.
- Fried zucchini flowers or tempura: the mousse cleanses the fat, and the citrus notes lift the fried elements.

Accornero is wijnboer in Vignale Monferrato sinds 1897, en verkocht de druiven aanvankelijk aan de plaatselijke coöperatie. Pas in 1957 besloot Giulio Accornero zelf wijn te gaan maken. Zijn zonen zetten dat voort, en inmiddels staat ook de nieuwe generatie klaar.

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Piemonte staat bekend om Barolo, maar het grootste deel van de streek doet iets anders. In Monferrato en rond Asti maken kleine huizen wijn van Barbera, Grignolino, Freisa en Ruchè, druiven die zelden verder komen dan de regio zelf.

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