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.
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Serve at:
06 - 08 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Pairings
- Start up year: 1891
- Oenologist: Giulio Bava, Donato Lanati
- Bottles produced: 300.000
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. 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 |
| Origin | Cocconato (AT) |
| Yield per hectare | Presses are loaded with 5500 kg of grapes to get 3000 liters of free-run Chardonnay must. |
| Harvest | Grapes are hand-picked in small baskets. |
| Wine making | The first fermentation takes place in small steel vats for nearly three weeks. At the end of this process, the wine is left to settle on fine lees. The cuvée composition is prepared at the end of winter with wines rigorously from the same harvest. |
| 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 |

