In the glass
Aroma: yellow peach, candied citrus, brioche, toasted hazelnut, chalk
Palate: dried apricot, lemon curd, patisserie cream, saline minerality
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.
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 Parmigiano 36 months
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Crystalline cheese salt mirrors the saline minerality; toasted hazelnut echoes the rind.
History
Cavalleri's Pas Dosé Riserva from the Selezione Esclusiva line. Five years on lees in the Riserva tier of the cellar.
- 2008 — First SE Riserva Pas Dosé vintage
Facts
- Producer
- Cavalleri
- Grapes
- Chardonnay (100%)
- Classification
- DOCG Franciacorta Riserva Pas Dosé
- Oak
- Vinified partly in oak; minimum 60 months on lees in bottle; no liqueur d'expedition at disgorgement
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 55 to 80 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-15 from disgorgement
- First vintage
- 2008
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Cavalleri SE Riserva Pas Dosé
What does Cavalleri SE Riserva Pas Dosé taste like?
Yellow peach, candied citrus, brioche, toasted hazelnut and chalk 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 SE stand for?
SE stands for Selezione Esclusiva, Cavalleri's Riserva selection. The line carries the cellar's longest-aged Pas Dosé bottlings.
When should I drink the SE Riserva?
Drink between 3 and 15 years from disgorgement. The patisserie autolysis and chalky core deepen between 6 and 10 years from disgorgement.