Category:
 
Sparkling Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Sparkling White
Producer:
 
Ca'del Bosco
Label Name:
 
Franciacorta Annamaria Clementi
Vintage:
 
2015
Country:
 
Italy
Region:
 
Franciacorta (Lombardy)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay 83%, Pinot Blanc 2%, Pinot Noir 15%
Acidity:
 
5
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
8-10°C

Awards/Ratings
James Suckling 95; Vinous 95; Wine Spectator 94; Doctor Wine 97; Veronelli 96; Gambero Rosso 3 Bicchieri

Tasting Note
Toasty, mineral-driven Franciacorta: yellow plum, quince, poached apricot, chalk and spun honey with a refined, creamy mousse, saline almond notes and bright, rapier-like acidity. Long, precise finish; will gain complexity with further bottle age.

Food Pairing
Oysters, raw shellfish, sashimi/sushi, steamed fish, lobster or crab, spaghetti alle vongole, creamy risotto, roasted chicken, pork belly, tempura, dim sum, Asian-style grilled seafood.

Production Method
Hand-harvested, washed and dried bunches; first-press free-run juice fermented 6 months in small oak casks with malolactic; blended from top barrels; aged on lees in bottle ~8+ years; Dosage Zéro; oxygen-free patented disgorgement.

Vineyard Info
Ca' del Bosco, founded by Maurizio Zanella in Erbusco, is a leading Franciacorta house. Focused on quality and innovation, the estate works 31 certified organic vineyards and produces prestige cuvées like Annamaria Clementi.