Structure
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: lemon, pineapple, apple, white peach, butter, yeast
Palate: citrus, apple, minerals
Straw yellow with numerous fine persistent bubbles. Carga build the blanc de blancs on Beli Pinot, a champagne variety that rarely appears alone, and the result is fruity, fresh and light with a soft mineral edge.
What it pairs with
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Oysters
Carga name oysters; the producer says they show the elegance of Beli Pinot best. -
Sushi
The producer names sushi; 12 percent alcohol and fine bubbles keep raw fish clean. -
As an aperitif
Carga call it an aperitif sparkling, and the light frame supports that.
Facts
- Producer
- Čarga · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Beli Pinot (100%)
- Oak
- Traditional method from the Poje vineyard in the Kozbanjscek stream valley, planted twenty years ago on ground that was once arable field, giving the vigorous growth the estate wants for sparkling; 18 months or more on the lees, dosage 5 g per litre
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 15 at the Carga online shop