Sparkling

Blancdeblancs

By Marcalberto, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy

Marcalberto Blancdeblancs

Blancdeblancs is Marcalberto's 100% Chardonnay Metodo Classico, made pas dosé to show the terroir of the estate's "white lands" in the Langa Astigiana. It won Gambero Rosso's Tre Bicchieri award in 2021.

Tasting notes

Delicate and persistent perlage, bright straw yellow colour with exceptional golden highlights. Toasted hazelnut and bread crust notes accompany an agile, vibrant palate.

Pairs well with

Perfect throughout the meal, an excellent match for seafood, fish dishes and white meat.

Technical details

Style
Sparkling
Denomination
Alta Langa DOCG
Grape
Chardonnay 100%
Production area
Estate vineyards within 10 km of the winery, at 250-620 m altitude, on varied exposures
Soil
White soil, marly and chalky
Harvest
Last ten days of August
Vineyard planting
Guyot training system
Vinification
Manual harvest, soft whole-bunch pressing on the Coquard press with fractionated pressing and low yields, fermentation partly in steel tanks and partly in used French oak barrels, then aged in old large barrel for about 8 months with weekly bâtonnage, unfiltered and unclarified. Bottled for the second fermentation without dosage (pas dosé).
Serving temperature
7-9°C

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