Every cuvée we cover tagged contemplative, narrowed to Franciacorta. 42 cuvées.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
1701 Franciacorta's biodynamic Pas Dosé. Chardonnay-led with 36 months on lees and no dosage from the Cazzago San Martino cellar.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The Riserva flagship of Barone Pizzini, organic and declared only in the best vintages. Chardonnay-Pinot Nero blend with 7 years on lees and a saline patisserie finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Organic Dosaggio Zero from Barone Pizzini. Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco vinified without dosage, with the chalky moraine-hill minerality exposed.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Bellavista's still white Chardonnay from the Convento dell'Annunciata vineyard on Monte Orfano. Oak-fermented with partial malolactic, yellow peach and vanilla over a saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Bellavista's Riserva, named after founder Vittorio Moretti and released only in declared vintages. Chardonnay-Pinot Nero blend with 7 years on lees, candied citrus and patisserie depth over a graphite finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The deepest of Bellavista's Vintage tier (Pas Operé means 'extended on lees with low dosage'). Chardonnay-led with 60 months autolysis and a saline, patisserie-cream finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Bellavista's single-vintage Satèn, 100 percent Chardonnay, bottled at the softer 4.5 bar of pressure with 48 months on lees. Yellow peach, acacia honey and a silky mousse.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
100 percent Pinot Nero Riserva from the historic Palazzo Lana vineyard in Borgonato. Eight years on lees deliver dried cherry, hazelnut and a graphite minerality.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from organic Bersi Serlini. The cellar's anniversary cuvée marking the family's milestones at Provaglio d'Iseo.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Maurizio Zanella's prestige cuvée, named after his mother Annamaria Clementi. Oak-fermented base wines and 8 years on lees produce a layered, autolytic Riserva with patisserie depth and a saline, mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Pinot-led Riserva Rosé from saigne with eight years on lees. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics over a creamy patisserie palate and a long graphite-tinged finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Maurizio Zanella's Bordeaux blend named after the founder, vinified at Erbusco and matured 18 to 24 months in French barriques. Blackcurrant and graphite aromatics with firm tannin and a long cedar finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
100 percent Pinot Nero from Ca' del Bosco's Erbusco still-wine vineyards, oak-matured for 12 to 14 months. Sour cherry and raspberry aromatics with violet, forest floor and a fine-tannin finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Zero-dosage Millesimato that lays the chalky moraine-hill minerality bare. Lemon, green apple and chalk aromatics, saline finish, and no sugar to soften the mineral grip.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vintage Chardonnay-led Extra Brut with low dosage and 48 months on lees. Lemon zest and hazelnut aromatics with patisserie cream and a saline mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
100 percent Chardonnay Satèn from a single vintage, bottled at the softer 4.5 bar of pressure. Yellow peach and acacia honey aromatics carried by a silky mousse and patisserie cream palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from organic Camossi at Erbusco. Brioche-and-almond traditional-method sparkling.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from Castel Faglia. Brioche-and-almond traditional-method sparkling.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Castello Bonomi's single-vineyard Millesimato from a lost (perdu) cru on Monte Orfano. 100 percent Chardonnay with 4 years on lees.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Castello Bonomi's Riserva Lucrezia in the Etichetta Nera (black label) format. 100 percent Chardonnay with 5 years on lees from the Coccaglio cellar (Tenute in Franciacorta group).
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Cavalleri's Pas Dosé Riserva (SE for the Selezione Esclusiva label). Five years on lees and zero dosage strip the wine to its chalky moraine spine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Contadi Castaldi's Riserva, named Mariella, 100 percent Chardonnay with 60 months on lees and the autolytic patisserie cream of the Riserva tier.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from family Faccoli at Coccaglio.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Ferghettina's single-vintage 100 percent Chardonnay Brut. Thirty-six months on lees deliver lemon curd and saline minerality.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Ferghettina's Pas Dosé Riserva, 100 percent Chardonnay vinified clean and aged at least 33 months for the Riserva tier in its angular flat-bottle format.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
La Montina's Pas Dosé Baiana, named for the cellar's location on Via Baiana at Monticelli Brusati. Chardonnay-led with 48 months on lees and no dosage.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Lantieri's flagship Millesimato Arcadia. Chardonnay-led with 36 months on lees and a saline finish from the Capriolo cellar.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Le Marchesine's prestige Millesimato Secolo Novo. Forty-eight months on lees and oak fermentation deliver patisserie cream and saline minerality.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Long-lees art-label Riserva Franciacorta from Majolini. Cuvée bottled with an Aligi Sassu artwork label, the Sardinian-Brescian painter who decorated the Majolini chapel.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Monte Rossa's prestige Millesimato Cabochon, the cellar's flagship single-vintage. Sixty months on lees deliver patisserie cream and a saline finish from the moraine hills.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Il Mosnel's Pas Dosé Riserva, named for the Questione d'Etichetta project. Sixty months on lees and zero dosage strip the wine to its mineral spine.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Il Mosnel's organic Satèn, 100 percent Chardonnay, bottled at the softer 4.5 bar of pressure with 30 months on lees. Yellow peach and acacia honey aromatics over a silky mousse.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Muratori's Numero Zero Pas Dosé. Chardonnay-led with 36 months on lees and no dosage from the Arcipelago Muratori project at Adro.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Muratori's Riserva del Gelso, named after a heritage mulberry tree on the estate. Chardonnay-led blend with 5 years on lees and a saline patisserie finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from Quadra. The cellar's flagship Tonus long-lees cuvée.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Ricci Curbastro's Dosaggio Zero, named after Gualberto Ricci Curbastro. Thirty-six months on lees and no dosage expose the chalky terroir.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Uberti's single-vineyard Satèn from the Comarì del Salem plot at Erbusco. 100 percent Chardonnay bottled at 4.5 bar with 36 months on lees.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Uberti's prestige Riserva, named after Francesco I Uberti. Chardonnay-led blend with 7 years on lees and an autolytic patisserie depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Uberti's Pas Dosé Sublimis. Four years on lees and zero dosage strip the wine to its chalky Erbusco terroir.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from Tenuta Villa Crespia. The Brolese Riserva cuvée in the Muratori group's Villa Crespia line at Adro.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Villa Franciacorta's Pas Dosé Diamant. Single-vintage Chardonnay-led with 48 months on lees and no dosage.