Franciacorta Brut Blanc de Blancs Monogram
Franciacorta (Lombardy)
Chardonnay (80%), Pinot Bianco (20%)
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Sparkling Wine |
Score: ✧✧✧✧ |
![](/images/g_appearance.png) Brilliant straw yellow and nuances of straw yellow, fine and persistent perlage, very transparent.
![](/images/g_nose.png) Intense, clean, pleasing and refined, starts with hints of apple, banana and bread crust followed by aromas of pear, plum, grapefruit, hawthorn, hazelnut and hints of vanilla.
![](/images/g_taste.png) Effervescent and crisp attack, however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, pleasing roundness.
![](/images/g_finish.png) Persistent finish with flavors of apple, banana and grapefruit.
![](/images/g_aging.png) A small part of the base wine ferments in barrique. Refermented in bottle on its lees for at least 24 months.
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Alcohol: 12.5%
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Pasta with legumes and crustaceans, Roasted fish, Sauteed meat, Dairy products
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Suggested glass ![Classic Method Sparkling Wines](/images/glasses/g12.gif) |
10 °C (50 °F) |
(Classic Method Sparkling Wines) |
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May 2017 |
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