In the glass
Aroma: yellow apple, candied citrus, fresh almond, brioche, white truffle
Palate: yellow apple, lemon curd, patisserie cream, saline minerality
Il Mosnel's flagship Millesimato Extra Brut. EBB stands for Extra Brut Bianco. Forty-eight months on lees deliver yellow apple, candied citrus and a saline patisserie finish.
What it pairs with
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Lobster carpaccio
Patisserie cream and lemon curd pair with raw lobster's sweet flesh; saline minerality echoes the shellfish brine. -
Risotto al tartufo bianco
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Forty-eight months on lees give the wine the autolytic creaminess to carry white truffle's musky aromatics. -
Aged Comté
Crystallised mountain cow's cheese with brown butter notes echoes the wine's toasted hazelnut and brioche.
History
EBB (Extra Brut Bianco) is the Millesimato flagship of Il Mosnel. The wine was awarded Slow Wine's Top Vino Slow and five excellence ratings for the 2018 vintage. Sits between the base Brut and the Pas Dosé QdE Riserva.
- 2006 — First EBB vintage
Facts
- Producer
- Il Mosnel
- Grapes
- Chardonnay (70%), Pinot Bianco (20%), Pinot Nero (10%)
- Classification
- DOCG Franciacorta Millesimato Extra Brut
- Oak
- Vinified in oak tonneaux; minimum 48 months on lees in bottle
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 38 to 55 at retail
- Drinking window
- 2-12 from disgorgement
- First vintage
- 2006
- Organic
- ICEA
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Mosnel EBB Extra Brut Millesimato
What does Il Mosnel EBB taste like?
Yellow apple, candied citrus, fresh almond, brioche and white truffle on the nose; yellow apple, lemon curd, patisserie cream and saline minerality on the palate. Full-bodied with high acidity and a long finish from 48 months on lees.
What does EBB stand for?
EBB stands for Extra Brut Bianco. Il Mosnel's Millesimato flagship, single-vintage and oak-fermented.
When should I drink EBB?
Drink between 2 and 12 years from disgorgement. The patisserie autolysis benefits from at least 2 years from disgorgement and rewards cellaring to year 7.