Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Barone Pizzini's organic Brut base, the volume flagship from the ICEA-certified organic estate (certified 1997). Erbamat in the blend echoes the 2017 disciplinare amendment.
Cuvées
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 · Refreshing
Bellavista's base cuvée built on a deep reserve-wine library spanning over a decade. Chardonnay-led with a creamy mousse, white peach lift and a fine almond patisserie finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
The zero-dosage Alma. Chardonnay-led with reserve-wine depth, exposed mineral spine and the cellar's signature almond patisserie carried by a saline finish.
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Numbered-edition base cuvée built on the deepest reserve-wine stock in Franciacorta. White peach and pink grapefruit aromatics over a creamy mousse and a saline mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Pinot Nero-led Rosé Extra Brut with wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics, a creamy mousse and a delicate citrus finish. The numbered base-tier Rosé from Maurizio Zanella's Erbusco cellar.
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 · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Contadi Castaldi's volume Brut from Terra Moretti's second Franciacorta house at Adro. Chardonnay-led with 24 months on lees and a creamy mousse.
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Monte Rossa's volume Brut from the Rabotti family's Cazzago San Martino cellar. The P.R. abbreviation is the founder's initials. Chardonnay-led with a creamy mousse.
Mosnel Brut
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Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Il Mosnel's base Brut, organic since 2008, from the Barboglio family cellar at Camignone (founded 1836). Chardonnay-led with a creamy mousse and saline finish.
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 · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Ricci Curbastro's organic Brut from the Capriolo cellar, which the family has farmed since 1885. Chardonnay-led with 30 months on lees, creamy mousse and a saline finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Ricci Curbastro's organic still Curtefranca Bianco. Chardonnay-led with a small Pinot Bianco portion, clean stainless-steel vinification, and a saline finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Ricci Curbastro's organic Satèn, Chardonnay-led with a small Pinot Bianco portion. Bottled at the softer 4.5 bar of pressure with the cellar's signature acacia honey lift.
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Uberti's volume Brut, Magnificentia, blends Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco from the family's Erbusco vineyards. Creamy mousse and a saline finish.
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Villa Franciacorta's single-vintage Brut Cuvette from the Monticelli Brusati cellar. Chardonnay-led with 30 months on lees and a creamy mousse.