Franciacorta Extra Brut 2006

Ricci Curbastro (Italy)

Franciacorta (Lombardy)

Chardonnay (50%), Pinot Nero (50%)
Sparkling Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✭

Franciacorta Extra Brut shows a brilliant straw yellow color and nuances of straw yellow, very transparent, fine and persistent perlage. The nose denotes intense, clean, pleasing, refined and elegant aromas that start with hints of banana, apple and bread crust followed by aromas of plum, grapefruit, praline, butter, yeast, pear, hazelnut, hawthorn and tangerine. The mouth has good correspondence to the nose, an effervescent and crisp attack, however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. The finish is persistent with flavors of banana, grapefruit and apple. A part of the base wine ages in cask. This Franciacorta Extra Brut referments in bottle for at least 42 months.

Alcohol: 12.5%

Roasted fish, Roasted white meat, Stuffed pasta, Fried fish, Broiled crustaceans

Suggested glass	10 °C (50 °F)
(Mature and Vintage Classic Method Sparkling Wines)

December 2010

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