Cocchi Giulio
Alta Langa Bianc ’D Bianc Brut 2018
| Denomination | DOCG Alta Langa |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Area | Piedmont (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
| Aging | Foaming takes place in piled bottles and ends after aging in a dark and fresh place for 5 years. The remuage process is done by hand on wooden A-shaped racks (the pupitres) with ice disgorgement (dégorgement à la glace). Bianc ‘d Bianc is an Alta Langa with a particularly low dosage. The 8 grams only of sugar added make it a contemporary wine with a youthful, seductive and characteristic palate. |
Description
Called Bianc ‘d Bianc in Piedmontese, this special cuvée is made from pure Chardonnay grapes to exalt the terroir’s intrinsic qualities. The cuvée is made of grape from vineyards with white marl-limestone soil that makes this wine savory and durable. The Chardonnay biotype is native of Burgundy. Cocchi is the only winery producing an Alta Langa made of 100% white grapes.
Awards
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2018
93/100
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Serve at:
06 - 08 °C
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
- Start up year: 1891
- Oenologist: Giulio Bava
- Bottles produced: 350.000
Giulio Cocchi completaCocchi’s original products and recipes was well-known during Belle Epoque and on the versatile scene of the Futurist period. Cocchi’s products and name were soon spreading worldwide, as shown by exportation documents to New York, London, Sydney, Colonial Africa and Venezuela, where the "Casa Cocchi de Venezuela" was founded and run for a long while in Caracas.
Since 1978, Giulio Cocchi is owned and operated by the Bava Family, themselves highly renowned wine producers in Monferrato and Langhe. Today the winery still maintains its artisan character and follows the original recipes, formulated by Giulio Cocchi in 1891, to craft the distinctive wines that have made the Cocchi a cult name. Among the results of last 30 years, the defense of Barolo Chinato from forgetfulness and the relaunch of Vermouth di Torino category. Storico Vermouth di Torino since 2011 has been the driving force for the rebirth of the top-of-the-range Vermouth di Torino on the international scene. Not to be forgotten the attention for the sparkling wines, with the committment for the valorization of Alta Langa DOCG.
With more than a century of uninterrupted activity behind it, Giulio Cocchi is registered in the National Register of Historic Enterprises. Read more
| Name | Cocchi Alta Langa Bianc ’D Bianc Brut 2018 |
|---|---|
| Type | White classic method sparkling wine brut |
| Denomination | Alta Langa DOCG |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Vendor | Cocchi Giulio |
| Harvest | The grapes are hand‑harvested in small crates. |
| Wine making | Yields are kept low: from 5,500 kg of grapes, 3,000 liters of Chardonnay free‑run must are obtained. Fermentation takes place exclusively in stainless‑steel vats for nearly three weeks, after which the wine is left to rest on fine lees. The cuvée is created at the end of winter using wines strictly from a single vintage. |
| Aging | Foaming takes place in piled bottles and ends after aging in a dark and fresh place for 5 years. The remuage process is done by hand on wooden A-shaped racks (the pupitres) with ice disgorgement (dégorgement à la glace). Bianc ‘d Bianc is an Alta Langa with a particularly low dosage. The 8 grams only of sugar added make it a contemporary wine with a youthful, seductive and characteristic palate. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |