Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Brut Franciacorta from organic Abrami Elisabetta at Provaglio d'Iseo. Pinot Nero-inflected traditional-method sparkling, matched to soil plot by plot.
Cuvées
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Brut Franciacorta from family Al Rocol at Ome. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the agriturismo estate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Satèn Franciacorta from family Al Rocol. 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure.
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 · Medium acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
100 percent Chardonnay organic Satèn from Barone Pizzini, bottled at the softer 4.5 bar of pressure. Yellow apple and acacia honey aromatics over a silky mousse.
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
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 · 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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Brut Franciacorta from organic Bersi Serlini at Provaglio d'Iseo. Family property since 1886, bottle-fermented Franciacorta since 1970.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Satèn Franciacorta from organic Bersi Serlini. 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Brut Franciacorta from organic Biondelli at Bornato. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from a 10-hectare property below Bornato Castle.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Brut Franciacorta from organic Bredasole at Paratico near the southern end of Lake Iseo.
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 · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Brut Franciacorta from organic Camossi at Erbusco. Chardonnay-led Pinot Nero traditional-method sparkling.
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Brut Franciacorta from Castel Faglia at Cazzago San Martino. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from a 300-metre moraine hill.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from Castel Faglia. Brioche-and-almond traditional-method sparkling.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Satèn Franciacorta from Castel Faglia. 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure.
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Brut Franciacorta from family Castelveder at Monticelli Brusati. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling.
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Brut Franciacorta from family Faccoli at Coccaglio. Minimal-intervention Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the foot of Monte Orfano.
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Brut Franciacorta from organic La Fiòca at Nigoline Bonomelli in the Corte Franca commune near Lake Iseo. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from a south-facing crescent.
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Brut Franciacorta from family Le Cantorìe at Gussago. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from steep south-facing terraces on calcareous-clay-rocky soils.
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Brut Franciacorta from family Majolini at Ome. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the rock-excavated cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Satèn Franciacorta from organic Majolini. Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Brut Franciacorta from Marchesi Antinori Tenuta Montenisa at Calino. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the Tuscan Antinori family's only Lombard property.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Satèn Franciacorta from Marchesi Antinori Tenuta Montenisa. Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco traditional-method sparkling.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Pas Dosé Franciacorta from organic Mirabella. Long-lees zero-dosage cuvée named for Demetra, goddess of the harvest.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Brut Franciacorta from organic Mirabella at Passirano. Chardonnay-Pinot Bianco-Pinot Nero traditional-method sparkling from the converted 1940s cooperative.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Satèn Franciacorta from organic Mirabella. Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure, leaning on one of the appellation's larger Pinot Bianco plantings.
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
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Brut Franciacorta from Quadra at Cologne. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the southwestern DOCG edge.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Satèn Franciacorta from Quadra. 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Pas Dosé Franciacorta from Quadra. The flagship black-label long-lees zero-dosage cuvée.
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 · Refreshing · Festive
Brut Franciacorta from organic San Cristoforo at Villa Pedergnano in the Erbusco commune. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Brut Millesimato Franciacorta from organic Santus at Passirano. The cellar bottles vintage Millesimato exclusively, no NV blends.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Satèn Millesimato Franciacorta from organic Santus. 100 percent Chardonnay vintage traditional-method sparkling.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Brut Franciacorta from family Turra at Cologne. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the western Monte Orfano slopes.
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Single-vineyard Brut Millesimato Franciacorta from Tenuta Villa Crespia. The Cesonato plot at Adro in the Muratori group's Villa Crespia line.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Satèn Franciacorta from Tenuta Villa Crespia. 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Pas Dosé Franciacorta from Tenuta Villa Crespia in the Muratori group at Adro. Zero-dosage 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling.