In the glass
Aroma: lemon zest, yellow apple, chalk, fresh almond, brioche
Palate: lemon curd, patisserie cream, saline minerality, fine green herbs
Villa Franciacorta's Pas Dosé Diamant. Single-vintage Chardonnay-led with 48 months on lees and no dosage.
What it pairs with
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Oysters mignonette
Zero dosage and chalky minerality mirror the briny shellfish; high acidity carries the vinegar mignonette. -
Sashimi
Low alcohol and saline minerality keep the focus on raw fish; lemon pith echoes the rice vinegar. -
Aged Bagòss
Brescia's mountain cow's cheese with crystalline salt mirrors the wine's saline minerality.
History
Diamant is Villa Franciacorta's Pas Dosé Millesimato. Forty-eight months on lees and zero dosage strip the wine to its chalky moraine-hill spine.
- 1996 — First Diamant Pas Dosé vintage
Facts
- Producer
- Villa Franciacorta
- Grapes
- Chardonnay (90%), Pinot Nero (10%)
- Classification
- DOCG Franciacorta Millesimato Pas Dosé
- Oak
- Vinified partly in oak; minimum 48 months on lees in bottle; no liqueur d'expedition at disgorgement
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 30 to 45 at retail
- Drinking window
- 2-12 from disgorgement
- First vintage
- 1996
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Villa Franciacorta Diamant Pas Dosé
What does Villa Franciacorta Diamant taste like?
Lemon zest, yellow apple, chalk, fresh almond and brioche on the nose; lemon curd, patisserie cream, saline minerality and fine green herbs on the palate. Full-bodied with high acidity and a long, mineral finish from 48 months on lees.
What does Pas Dosé mean?
Pas Dosé (or Dosaggio Zero) means no liqueur d'expedition is added at disgorgement. Residual sugar is under 3 grams per litre, exposing the wine's natural acidity and minerality.
When should I drink Diamant?
Drink between 2 and 12 years from disgorgement. The chalky core and patisserie autolysis deepen between 4 and 8 years from disgorgement.