Franciacorta Brut

Castelveder (Italy)

Franciacorta (Lombardy)

Chardonnay
Sparkling Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

This Franciacorta shows an intense straw yellow color and nuances of straw yellow, very transparent, good effervescence, fine and persistent perlage. The nose denotes intense, clean, pleasing and refined aromas which start with hints of bread crust and yeast followed by aromas of pineapple, banana, hawthorn, beeswax, apple, pear and grapefruit. In the mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a crisp and effervescent attack, however balanced, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. The finish is persistent with flavors of apple and pineapple. This Franciacorta ages on its lees for 25 months.

Alcohol: 12%

Pasta and risotto with fish and crustaceans, Roasted fish and crustaceans and with mushrooms

Suggested glass	10 °C (50 °F)
(Mature and Vintage Classic Method Sparkling Wines)

Issue 27, February 2005

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