In the glass
Aroma: yellow peach, vanilla, toasted hazelnut, white flowers, lemon zest
Palate: yellow apple, white peach, fine wood spice, saline minerality
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.
What it pairs with
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Risotto alla milanese
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Saffron's lacquered finish meets the wine's yellow peach and fine wood spice; rich Carnaroli starch is supported by the Chardonnay weight. -
Pesce persico fritto
Lake Iseo perch fillets find a foil in the wine's lemon zest and saline finish; medium body handles the breaded fry. -
Aged Bagòss
Brescia's hard mountain cow's cheese with crystalline salt mirrors the wine's saline minerality; toasted hazelnut echoes the cheese rind.
History
Bellavista's flagship Curtefranca DOC Bianco, from the single Convento dell'Annunciata vineyard on Monte Orfano. The site sits at the southern edge of Franciacorta and gives the wine a saline mineral signature.
- 1981 — First Convento dell'Annunciata Bianco vintage
Facts
- Producer
- Bellavista
- Grapes
- Chardonnay (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Curtefranca Bianco
- Oak
- Vinified and aged for around 6 months in small French oak barrels, partial malolactic
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 35 to 55 at retail
- Drinking window
- 0-8 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1981
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Bellavista Convento dell'Annunciata Curtefranca
What does Bellavista Convento dell'Annunciata taste like?
Yellow peach, vanilla, toasted hazelnut, white flowers and lemon zest on the nose; yellow apple, white peach, fine wood spice and saline minerality on the palate. Medium-bodied with high acidity and a long finish.
Where is the Convento dell'Annunciata vineyard?
The single-vineyard sits on Monte Orfano, at the southern edge of Franciacorta near a 14th-century convent of the same name. The site is one of the warmest and most mineral in the appellation.
Is Convento dell'Annunciata a Curtefranca DOC?
Yes. It sits in the Curtefranca DOC Bianco classification, the still-wine appellation that overlaps the Franciacorta DOCG sparkling zone for Chardonnay-based whites.