Brut Method Martinotti Cocchibrut DOC - Giulio Cocchi
The Pinot Noir and Chardonnay cuvée is made at the end of winter, before secondary fermentation in an autoclave. Cocchi Brut is a Martinotti method sparkling wine, a system invented in 1895 in the same city of Asti where Giulio Cocchi founded his company. The first alcoholic fermentation takes place in steel vats for almost three weeks, at the end of which the wine is cooled to favor the deposition of the primary yeasts. The yield is limited: 3,000 liters of Chardonnay free-run must are obtained from 5,500 kg of grapes. Made from 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay.
Type: Sparkling Wine
Denomination: Piemonte DOC
Origin: Piedmont - Italy
Grape varieties: Pinot Noir 70% - Chardonnay 30%
Alcohol content: 12%
Format: 75cl
Allergens: Sulphites
Glass: Flûte
Serving temperature: 6 - 8°C
Tasting Notes: Characterized by a straw-yellow colour, almost ivory, with delicate green reflections. The nose is immediately very intense and enveloping, with white flowers such as lotus and gardenia and freshly cut fruit. The taste is creamy thanks to the fine and persistent perlage, with notes of white peach, litchi and a hint of fresh hazelnut. A refreshing aroma of squeezed mandarin appears in the finish.
Pairings: Excellent to accompany sushi, raw fish, crustaceans, molluscs, tartare or first courses with shellfish or light fried foods. Try pairing it with mozzarella or fresh cheeses.
The Cellar: Giulio Cocchi was a young and creative pastry chef from Florence who moved to Asti at the end of the nineteenth century. He created original recipes for Barolo Chinato, Aperitivo Americano and several types of Vermouth, achieving success and fame in a short time. Giulio Cocchi's idea, exceptional for the time, was to open authorized retailers where these products could be tasted. Cocchi was a very well-known brand during the Belle Epoque and on the eclectic scene of the futurist period. The Cocchi name and products soon became famous throughout the world as demonstrated by export documents: from New York to London, from Sydney to Africa and Venezuela. Cocchi paid a lot of attention to quality single-variety brut sparkling wines, produced with the Italian method since the 1980s such as CocchiBrut and, more recently, the commitment to the creation and valorisation of the DOCG Altalanga, of which Cocchi is still one of the most busy. From the founder Giulio Cocchi, the winery has also inherited an inexhaustible liveliness and qualitative research that has led it to be known and appreciated on five continents. All Cocchi products are wine-based and the recipes are those of the past, codified based on the intuitions of Giulio Cocchi himself. What defines the Cocchi style is therefore elegance and authenticity, the quality of the wine and the ingredients, the centenary technical experience, a passion and creativity that have never waned over the years. Since 2012 Giulio Cocchi has been registered in the National Register of Historic Companies of Italy for its first 130 years of uninterrupted activity.
