CONTESSA DI CASTIGLIONE EXTRA DRY
Elegant, powerful and charming, these were the words used to describe the noble Countess of Castiglione. Same adjectives used to describe our Spumante Extra-dry, thanks to the fine perlage, the elegant bouquet and the delicate but powerful taste.
Food pairings: Aperitifs, sandwiches, starters, pasta with sauces, risottos, delicate meat based dishes, fish soups, savoury fish, vegetables based dishes and other dishes typical of Mediterranean cuisine. To be enjoyed also with fresh fruit, fruit in syrup, wood berries.
CONTESSA DI CASTIGLIONE EXTRA DRY
Tasting notes
Harvest: between August and September. Soft pressing, without picking the wood from bunches, by using pneumatic presses to avoid damages to the wooden part of the grapes, which could give some unwanted flavours to the wine. Natural decantation of the skins. Then, selected yeasts are put into the must, for a correct fermentation at controlled temperature. With this procedure, its floral and fruity characteristics are preserved. After fermentation, filtration and storage of the base white wine in suitable containers.
The wine is put in airtight tanks (autoclaves) where, adding selected yeasts, the second fermentation takes place, developing carbon dioxide, which gives to the wine the foam, and its fresh and typical bouquet is released. Before bottling, a special liqueur is added to characterize our extra dry sparkling wine.
Bottling, by using isobaric fillers, in special bottles (resistant to 4-5 bar pressure); cork is secured with a wire hood. To be consumed within 2 years.
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