# Blanc de Blancs (Cantina Riboli)

> Sparkling by [Cantina Riboli](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantina-riboli.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantina-riboli-blanc-de-blancs).

- **Producer:** Cantina Riboli
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Grape:** Chardonnay 100%
- **Production area:** Santo Stefano Belbo
- **Soil:** Sandy
- **Harvest:** Beginning of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training; vines 25 years old on average
- **Vinification:** Classic method: grapes are pressed and the must is left to settle for 12-24 hours (debourbage). First fermentation lasts about 3 weeks at 20-22°C, then the must is cooled to drop the deposits. The wine is bottled under crown cap for the second fermentation and disgorged with no dosage. At least 20 months on the lees. Residual sugar 6.0 g/l (Extra Brut).
- **Serving temperature:** 4°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

A 100% Chardonnay metodo classico that the producer calls its pool wine and recommends for aperitifs. At least 20 months on the lees, no dosage.

## Tasting notes

Straw yellow with golden hues. Complex, intense nose with fresh notes of ripe yellow-fleshed fruit; good final acidity. Fresh and delicate.

## Food pairings

Prawn tartare with almond ice cream, fresh summer salads, fried bites, poke with avocado and mango.