Marchese Antinori Contessa Maggi Riserva Franciacorta DOCG - Tenuta Montenisa

The Tenuta Montenisa Marchese Antinori Contessa Maggi Riseva Franciacorta is a first-class sparkling wine. It has a wonderfully brilliant, golden yellow color. The bubbles of this spumante shimmer in the glass in an exceptionally fine, elegant and long-lasting manner. The color of this white wine also shows reflections at its core. When swirling the wine glass, this sparkling wine is characterized by an extraordinary lightness that makes it dance with verve in the glass. The bouquet of this sparkling wine from Lombardy enchants with nuances of nectarine, mirabelle plum, vineyard peach and peach. Its fruity character is what makes this wine so special.

The Marchese Antinori Contessa Maggi Riseva Franciacorta from Tenuta Montenisa is the right wine for all wine drinkers who like it dry. However, it is never austere or brittle, but round and smooth. On the palate, the texture of this light-footed sparkling wine is wonderfully silky and melting. On the finish, this very storable sparkling wine from the Lombardy wine-growing region finally delights with its exceptional length. Once again, there are hints of peach and mirabelle plum.

Vinification of the Tenuta Montenisa Marchese Antinori Contessa Maggi Riseva Franciacorta

The elegant Marchese Antinori Contessa Maggi Riseva Franciacorta from Italy is a cuvée made from the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grape varieties. The Marchese Antinori Contessa Maggi Riseva Franciacorta is an Old World wine in the best sense of the word, as this Italian wine exudes an extraordinary European charm that clearly underlines the success of wines from the Old World. The fact that the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes thrive under the influence of a rather cool climate also has an undeniable influence on the ripening of the grapes. Among other things, this results in particularly long and even grapes and a rather moderate alcohol content in the wine. The grapes for the Marchese Antinori Contessa Maggi Riseva Franciacorta are harvested exclusively by hand at optimum ripeness, without the help of coarse and less selective harvesters. After the manual harvest, the grapes are quickly taken to the winery. Here they are sorted and carefully broken up. The base wines are then fermented. Once the final spumante has been blended, the wine is aged using the classic bottle fermentation method. The Tenuta Montenisa Marchese Antinori Contessa Maggi Riseva Franciacorta then matures for 60 months in the bottle.

Dining recommendations for Tenuta Montenisa Marchese Antinori Contessa Maggi Riseva Franciacorta

This Italian sparkling wine is best enjoyed well chilled at 8 - 10°C with chickpea curry, omelette with salmon and fennel or spaghetti with caper and tomato sauce.