Bellavista Franciacorta La Scala Vendemmia Brut 2012

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Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2012

Size
750ML

ABV
12.5%

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Superfine, continuous, persistent bead, with a pronounced mousse that emphasizes the quality of the vintage. Pale yellow, very luminous with many highlights typical of its juvenile years. Intense and ample bouquet of white flowers, candied ripe fruit, accompanied by hints of hazelnut and honey. Light and mellow hints of Mediterranean herbs and citrus fruit. Well matched to the aromas, with total correspondence with the nose, enveloping and creamy. Excellent thickness and texture. So light it is almost fluffy. Excellent freshness and instinctive pleasantness of exotic fruit and pomegranate.

Blend: 73% Chardonnay, 27% Pinot Nero

Professional Ratings

  • 90
    Pressed wild flower, ripe yellow stone fruit and brioche aromas abound on this lively sparkler. The vibrant palate delivers Golden Delicious apple, tangerine zest and bitter almond alongside tangy acidity. A vivacious perlage provides the backdrop.

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Bellavista

Bellavista

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Bellavista, Italy
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This remarkable operation, masterminded by owner Vittorio Moretti and winemaker Mattia Vezzola (Gambero Rosso Winemaker of the Year 2008), combines grandeur and star quality with familiarity and simplicity. The estate’s larger-than-life facilities, 3,280 feet of underground cellars, impressive contemporary architecture (helipad included), and 1,250 surrounding acres of Franciacorta soil – 462 acres of which are now under vine – leave you awestruck. Moretti founded the estate in 1977, and the first bottle of Franciacorta was released in 1979. The winery philosophy: "Every objective we reach is merely the starting point for a higher objective." In over a quarter of a century, the style of Bellavista has become a benchmark to the DOCG. Its vineyards now constitute 8% of the entire appellation, in extraordinarily favorable positions. Franciacorta’s limestone/clayey soil, richly endowed with the same elements as Champagne, is enhanced by such quality details as in-depth genetic research, organic-only fertilization, phased out harvests, parcelled out crops (over eighty selections, separately fermented in oak/stainless steel), Marmonnier and Coquard presses, up to six years’ bottle age in the cellars, refermentation directly in the bottle for the larger format sparkling wines, remuage by hand for all sparkling wines, etc... Both still and sparkling wines are from prime hillside vineyards, clonally selected material and densely planted stock. The past couple of years have seen yet another phase in the estate’s constant crescendo: increasing élevage, on average from 36 to 48 months, so as to achieve the greatest possible quality consistency and personality.

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Representing the topmost expression of a Champagne house, a vintage Champagne is one made from the produce of a single, superior harvest year. Vintage Champagnes account for a mere 5% of total Champagne production and are produced about three times in a decade. Champagne is typically made as a blend of multiple years in order to preserve the house style; these will have non-vintage, or simply, NV on the label. The term, "vintage," as it applies to all wine, simply means a single harvest year.

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Containing an exciting mix of wine producing subregions, Lombardy is Italy’s largest in size and population. Good quality Pinot noir, Bonarda and Barbera have elevated the reputation of the plains of Oltrepò Pavese. To its northeast in the Alps, Valtellina is the source of Italy’s best Nebbiolo wines outside of Piedmont. Often missed in the shadow of Prosecco, Franciacorta produces collectively Italy’s best Champagne style wines, and for the fun and less serious bubbly, find Lambrusco Mantovano around the city of Mantua. Lugana, a dry white with a devoted following, is produced to the southwest of Lake Garda.

EPC36909_2012 Item# 709951

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