In the glass
Aroma: yellow peach, candied citrus, brioche, toasted hazelnut, honey
Palate: dried apricot, lemon curd, patisserie cream, saline minerality
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).
What it pairs with
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Risotto al tartufo bianco
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Sixty months on lees give the wine the autolytic creaminess to carry white truffle's musky aromatics over Carnaroli rice. -
Capesante al burro
Pan-seared scallops in butter find a foil in the wine's patisserie cream and toasted hazelnut. -
Aged Bagòss
Brescia's mountain cow's cheese mirrors the wine's saline minerality; honey aromatics echo the cheese rind.
History
Lucrezia is Castello Bonomi's Chardonnay Riserva flagship. Etichetta Nera (black label) signals the longer-aged, prestige tier of the line.
- 2004 — First Lucrezia Etichetta Nera vintage
Facts
- Producer
- Castello Bonomi
- Grapes
- Chardonnay (100%)
- Classification
- DOCG Franciacorta Riserva Brut
- Oak
- Vinified partly in oak; minimum 60 months on lees in bottle
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 50 to 75 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-15 from disgorgement
- First vintage
- 2004
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Castello Bonomi Lucrezia Etichetta Nera
What does Castello Bonomi Lucrezia taste like?
Yellow peach, candied citrus, brioche, toasted hazelnut and honey on the nose; dried apricot, lemon curd, patisserie cream and saline minerality on the palate. Full-bodied with high acidity and a long finish from 60 months on lees.
What does Etichetta Nera signal?
Etichetta Nera (black label) is Castello Bonomi's prestige format for the Lucrezia Chardonnay Riserva. The wine spends 60 months on lees in the Riserva tier of the cellar.
When should I drink Lucrezia Etichetta Nera?
Drink between 3 and 15 years from disgorgement. The patisserie autolysis and saline minerality deepen between 6 and 10 years from disgorgement.