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CA DEL BOSCO

ANNAMARIA CLEMENTI RISERVA FRANCIACORTA DOCG 2011 DOSAGE ZÉRO

Intense, brilliant straw yellow with fine mousse. Scents of sea salt, fresh pineapple, fresh apple, plus delicate wax and honey on the nose, reverberating with nougat and a hint of toast. On the palate radiant and with a precise core of fruit, very juicy and very salty, spreads out like ••••• a beautiful fan, long and elegant.

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DERBUSCO CIVES

DECEM ANNIS RISERVA FRANCIACORTA DOCG 2009 PAS DOSÉ

Radiant light gold with fine mousse. Flint, graphite and smoky notes on the nose, candied citrus fruit, sea salt, vivid and inviting. This is polished on the palate with a pleasantly embedded mousse, shows a lot of tension and saltiness, has many •••• layers and finishes long.

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BOSIO

FRANCIACORTA DOCG 2016 BRUT NATURE

Bright silver with greenish yellow hues. Intense and fine nuances of white flowers and light honey, sea salt, delicate graphite, candied lemon peel in the aftertaste. Very juicy and precise on the palate, spreads across the tongue with lots ••• of juiciness, clarity and finesse.

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FERRARI TRENTO

GIULIO FERRARI EXTRA BRUT RISERVA DEL FONDATORE TRENTODOC 2009

Nobly sparkling light gold colour with filigree, persistent mousse. Slight saltiness and iodine on the nose with hints of roasted almonds, light nougat, then wet stone, delicate dried fruit, very complex. Precise, clear and juicy on the palate, opens with enormous freshness, beautiful ripe fruit notes, salty, long, •••• totally elegant.

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BARONE PIZZINI

EDIZIONE FRANCIACORTA SATÈN DOCG 2017 BRUT

Brilliant light straw yellow, persistent mousse. Very intense nose, opens with pronounced mineral notes and hints of hazelnuts and apricot. Round and polished on the palate, shows very good tension, beautifully evolved and very expressive •• fruit, long finish.

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VILLA FRANCIACORTA SELEZIONE FRANCIACORTA DOCG 2011 BRUT

Rich, dark straw yellow colour with delicate mousse. Intense nose with notes of beautifully evolved fruit, apricot, some chamomile, coffee and brioche. Round and full-bodied on the palate, mature fruit and caffè ••• latte in the finish.

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MONTE ROSSA

CABOCHON FUORISERIE N° 06 FRANCIACORTA ROSÉ DOCG

Rich shimmering pink with copper reflections. Freshly baked brioche and hazelnuts, candied lemon peel and ripe wild strawberries in the multi-layered nose. Hits the palate with tension, fans out aromatically with rich texture and much expression, precise, tightly meshed with red fruit on the finish, an almost endless •••• aftertaste.

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PISONI

ERMINIA SEGALLA RISERVA TRENTODOC 2013 EXTRA BRUT

Luminous gold colour. Expressive and complex nose of ripe stone fruit, flint, sea salt, then again a hint of honey and rich peach, lemon zest. Golden and creamy on the palate, spreads across the tongue with tightly woven mousse, finesse and elegance, at the same time lightfooted, ••• clear, juicy finish.

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CAVIT ALTEMASI RISERVA GRAAL TRENTODOC 2014

Rich gold colour. At first slightly smoky on the nose, then with air lemon zest, sea salt, iodine and peach, some honey and wax. On the palate polished and with a clear course, cool fruit with well-integrated perlage, seems bone dry, ••• slightly salty finish, nice arch.