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Ca' del Bosco Cuvée Prestige Extra Brut Franciacorta

Lombardy D.O.C.G., Italy

Community Score: 4.6/5
Community Reviews: 19

Price: $46.95

Sweetness: Extra Dry
Alcohol: 12.5%

Drink: 2022-2027

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: Ca' del Bosco

Monique Sosa rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

Elaborate, elegant and exquisite. White flower blossoms, orange zest, and buttered vanilla scones dominated the aromas. The palate shows enticing, green apple, bosc pear and a mild fresh mint flavour. Ca’ del Bosco is one of the earliest pioneers of Franciacorta DOCs traditional method sparkling wine production and played a key role in their elevation to DOCG status. The Franciacorta DOCG wines set themselves apart from other prominent sparkling wine producing regions – namely Champagne – in several ways, a key one being the much longer minimum aging requirements for secondary bottle fermentation on lees. Ca’ del Bosco takes their production efforts above and beyond with their very own Metodo Ca’ del Bosco practices. A vinification process that involves hand-harvesting highly selective (mostly) Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco and Pinot Nero grapes bunches, then immediately washing and drying them via this innovative gentle “berry spa” mechanism. The grapes are then crushed, vinified and aged for 25 months on lees with virtually zero oxygen contact and only natural gravity flows. The end result offers a sparkling wine with less than 50 milligrams/litre of total sulfur dioxide, 135 milligrams/litre less than the maximum legal limit. It's certainly interesting, to say the least. Enjoy with smoked salmon tartar. Tasted Dec 2017 & again on Feb 2017 - @sommsosa | bespoketastings.ca

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