Terre di Franciacorta Curtefranca Rosso 2000

Ca' del Bosco (Italy)

Curtefranca o Terre di Franciacorta (Lombardy)

Cabernet Sauvignon (25%), Cabernet Franc (19%), Merlot (27%), Nebbiolo (16%), Barbera (13%)
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✭

The wine has a brilliant ruby red color and nuances of ruby red, moderate transparency. The nose denotes intense, pleasing, fruity and clean aromas of black cherry, cherry, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, plum and hints of pepper and vanilla. In mouth is correspondent to the nose with a slightly alcoholic attack however balanced. Pleasing tannins and intense flavors, good body. The finish is persistent with flavors of raspberry, strawberry and cherry. This wine is aged for 15 month in casks and for 5 months in bottle.

Alcohol: 13%

Braised meat with mushrooms, Stuffed pasta, Roasted meat

Suggested glass	17 °C (62 °F)
(Young Red Wines)

April 2003

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