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Benchmark producer-mostly Chardonnay
Ca' del Bosco Description
The hand-picked grapes are coded by vineyard, chilled in a cold room and selected by experienced cellar staff before whole-bunch pressing. Alcoholic fermentation is in temperature-controlled steel tanks, where the wines remain until the following March. Seven more months of aging are necessary for the wine to clarify, mature and disclose the character of its vineyard of provenance.
Wine Enthusiast: 93 Points
A standard bearer of the region, this wine always delivers. This cuvee opens with aromas of fresh and spiced baked apples, ginger flowers, and a hint of toast. The wine takes a more focused path on the palate with a mineral-driven approach with flavors of preserved lemon peel, Pink Lady apples and finishing with a crushed chalk minerality on the finish.
Wine Spectator: 92 Points
There's a succulent juiciness to the flavors of apricot, passion fruit and guava, balanced nicely by a minerally underpinning of chalk and saline, plus a swathe of chiseled acidity. Detailed hints of chamomile, beeswax, candied ginger and biscuit play on the creamy finish. Chardonnay, Pinot Nero and Pinot Bianco. Disgorged autumn 2024. Drink now through 2030. 4,500 cases imported.
Wine Advocate: 91 Points
A blend of 75% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Bianco and 15% Pinot Nero. I've always loved the bouquet of this wine. It shows a slightly spicy side that reminds me of Christmas oranges nailed with cloves. In the mouth, the wine is lean and crisp with fine and persistent perlage.
Wine Advocate: 91 Points
Packaged in a transparent bottle and an easily recognized yellow-gold label, the NV Franciacorta Cuvée Prestige Brut is a blend of 75% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Bianco and 15% Pinot Nero. This is among Ca' del Bosco's most affordable and accessible sparkling wines. It offers steady consistency year after year. I've always loved the bouquet of this wine. It shows a slightly spicy side that reminds me of Christmas oranges nailed with cloves. In the mouth, the wine is lean and crisp with fine and persistent perlage.
Decanter: 89 Points
This unoaked fizz has a really lovely lemon posset aroma, which continues in the mouth along with flavors of vanilla, cream and preserved lemons. A simple, but delicious, wine with plenty of vibrant freshness.
