Bianc ‘d Bianc

Alta Langa DOCG
Brut Millésimé

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 DOCG made of 100% white grapes.

GRAPE VARIETY

100% Chardonnay, “early Burgundy” biotype
Grapes are hand-picked in small baskets.

Vinification and sparkling wines

The must yield is low: presses are loaded with 5500 kg of grapes to get 3000 liters of free-run Chardonnay must. 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.
Foaming takes place in piled bottles and ends after aging in a dark and fresh place for five 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.

TASTING NOTES

A complex aromatic spectrum of white fruits with an apricot hint; in-mouth it holds a long sensation of on-the-nose aromatic notes with a delicate effervescence bringing out fine white chocolate and sweet fruits hints.

Acknowledgments

VINTAGE
AWARD
SCORE
2017
Vinibuoni d'Italia 2024
Quattro Stelle
2017
Decanter
92 pts
2016
Kerin O'Keefe #KOwine
92 pts
2016
Wine Enthusiast
91 pts
2016
Guida Vinibuoni d'Italia 2021
Corona
2015
DECANTER TOP-TIER ITALIAN SPARKLING WINES
90 pts - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
2014
Guida Vinibuoni d'Italia 2020
Quattro stelle
2015
Sparkle Bere Spumante 2021
3 sfere e mezza
2014
Wine Enthusiast
93 pts
2013
Sparkle Bere Spumante 2019
Quattro sfere
2013
Due Bicchieri - Finalisti 2019
Due Bicchieri
2013
Annuario Migliori Vini d'Italia 2019
87 pts
2013
Wine Enthusiast
92 pts
2013
DRINKS BUSINESS - The Global Sparkling Masters 2018
Bronze Medal
2012
MEININGER
88 pts
2012
Guida Vini d'Italia - Gambero Rosso 2018
Due Bicchieri - Finalisti
2011
Wine Enthusiast
90 pts
2010
Guida Vini d'Italia - Gambero Rosso 2017
Due Bicchieri - Finalisti
2006
Guida Vinibuoni d'Italia 2013
Golden star