Italiano
Grilled sea bream on a bed of vegetables
A simple and fresh main course perfect at the start of spring and that pairs well with the new sparkling wine Modén Blac from Cleto Chiarli.
Ingredients for 4 people:
2 medium-sized sea breams, 1 leek, 2 carrots, 2 zucchini, 1 sprig sage, 2 basil sprigs, extra-virgin olive oil and salt.
Directions:
Clean, gut, scale and fillet the sea breams and cut each fillet in two.
Cut the leek, carrots and the green part of the zucchini julienne-style and sauté quickly in a hot pan with a trickle of oil and the sage and basil. Salt to taste.
Rub the fillets with a little salt and olive oil and grill on a hot skillet starting with the skin side for a couple of minutes and then flip over and remove from the heat.
On four plates create a bed of vegetables and place a sea bream fillet on each and trickle a little oil on top.
Wine to pair:
Modén Blanc Brut Modena Pignoletto Doc Cleto Chiarli
A wine that epitomizes Pignoletto’s energy: slightly aromatic and fruity, with delicate flavors and sensations of fresh fruit. The abundant effervescence is fine and persistent and the mouthfeel intense and multifaceted creating a pleasing drop easy to remember.
Production area: The Chiarli family owns over 100 hectares (247 acres) of vineyards in the most typical areas for the production of the new Modena DOC appellation, in Emilia Romagna region.
Grape variety: Pignoletto or Grechetto Gentile, a native grape that for over ten years has expanded beyond the province of Bologna to that of Modena and is now rightfully a recognized component of the new Doc Modena category along with Lambrusco.
Winemaking method: Soft pressing of both whole and destemmed grapes under controlled temperatures and with the addition of selected yeasts added. The carbonation is achieved at a low temperature using the cuve close method.
Alcoholic content: 12%.
Serving temperature: 8-10° C.
Food pairing: aperitifs, starters, white meat and fish.
