Franciacorta Extra Brut Nelson Cenci 2012
Franciacorta (Lombardy)
Chardonnay (80%), Pinot Bianco (20%)
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Sparkling Wine |
Score: ✧✧✧✧✭ |
![](/images/g_appearance.png) Intense straw yellow and nuances of golden yellow, very transparent, fine and persistent perlage.
![](/images/g_nose.png) Intense, clean, pleasing, refined and elegant, starts with hints of apple, banana and bread crust followed by aromas of acacia, hawthorn, grapefruit, pear, citron, plum, honey, hazelnut, butter and croissant.
![](/images/g_taste.png) Effervescent and crisp attack, however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, agreeable.
![](/images/g_finish.png) Persistent finish with flavors of apple, banana and grapefruit.
![](/images/g_aging.png) Refermented in bottle and aged on its lees for at least 48 months.
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Alcohol: 12.5%
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Pasta with fish and mushrooms, Stewed fish with mushrooms, Roasted white meat, Mushroom soups, Legume soups
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Suggested glass ![Mature and Vintage Classic Method Sparkling Wines](/images/glasses/g13.gif) |
10 °C (50 °F) |
(Mature and Vintage Classic Method Sparkling Wines) |
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January 2022 |
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2012 |
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January 2022 |
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2018 |
✧✧✧✧✭ |
February 2024 |
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