Franciacorta Satèn Brut 2000

Villa (Italy)

Chardonnay
Sparkling Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

The wine shows an intense straw yellow color and nuances of straw yellow, very transparent, good effervescence, good perlage. The nose reveals intense, clean, pleasing and refined aromas that start with hints of apple, banana and bread crust followed by aromas of yeast, brioche, hazelnut, plum and hawthorn. In the mouth has good correspondence to the nose, an effervescent and crisp attack, pleasing roundness, however balanced, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. The finish is persistent with flavors of apple, pineapple and plum. The base wine of this Franciacorta is partially aged in cask and after refermentation it ages on its lees for at least 30 months.
Alcohol: 13%
Pasta and risotto with crustaceans and fish, Fish appetizers
Suggested glass	11 °C (51 °F)
(Mature and Vintage Classic Method Sparkling Wines)
Issue 20, June 2004