CA’DEL BOSCO FRANCIACORTA CUVÉE PRESTIGE

Ca’ del Bosco Franciacorta
Cuvée Prestige 45 Edizione

“This perennial classic always seems to deliver. The 45th edition opens with aromas of baked apple, brioche, baking spices, crème fraiche, lemon zest and ginger. The palate backs it all up with ripe orchard fruits, lemon curd and persistent minerality, finishing with lively acidity.” — 94/100 Jeff Porter, Wine Enthusiast

VARIETIES: 82% Chardonnay, 1.5% Pinot Bianco, 16.5% Pinot Nero, 68% vintage wines 2020, 29% reserve wines 2019, 3% reserve wines 2018
REGION: Italy / Northern Italy / Lombardia / Franciacorta
AGEING: Maturation sur lies 25 months, Dosage: 6 g/L
GUARDING POTENTIAL: Enjoy now or will cellar well up to 5 years, under ideal cellar conditions: on its side in a consistent and cool place (55-65 °F or 10 – 12°C ) and away from vibrations
SERVE: Served chilled at 10 – 12°C
FITS TO: Excellent with Smoked Salmon, Pan-fried Scallops, Caviar, Sushi Carpaccio
CRITICS SCORES: 94/WE, 92/WS, 91/RP, 90/JS
VIVINO: Average 4.1 ★★★★✰

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Franciacorta | Range | Ca’ del Bosco

Born in 1976 with the name of Franciacorta Pinot, this wine marks our initial foray into the world of Franciacortas. In 1991, with the name Franciacorta Brut N.V., it takes on an increasingly recognizable style, more expressive of its terroir. In 2005, after more than 30 years of experimentation and dedication, it matures into Cuvée Prestige and acquires its own well-defined identity. Following a constant reduction in the liqueur added at disgorging, in order to exalt the characteristics of the grapes, with the 2017 harvest it adds Edizione to its name, allowing the gustatory memory to precisely identify the various nuances of each interpretation.

The essence of thirty years’ experience. Love of one’s land. The utmost expression of the soils of Franciacorta. Experience and intuition that, one harvest after another, form an intimate bond with the raw material – the grapes – and the long process that transforms them into wine.