The identify of this wine is admittedly a bit complicated: the yr listed doesn’t check with when it was bottled. Franciacorta first grew to become a Designation of Origin in 1967, however it was a couple of years earlier, in 1961, when Berlucchi vineyards succeeded in making an impressive classic of glowing wine within the French type. This is the reason ’61 seems within the identify of a number of of their wines immediately, though they’re nonvintage bottlings. The nonvintage Further Brut is made with 85% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Nero, aged 24 months on the lees.
The prolonged time on the lees is straight away obvious on the nostril, which has a beautiful observe of yeasty bread together with gentle, lemon citrus and granny smith apple. The palate follows swimsuit, with yeast, lemon, and refined apple. The bubbles are pronounced and the flavour of the wine doesn’t fairly stand as much as them. Paired with meals, the wine improves because the bubbles and the wine’s excessive acidity discover one thing to work on, and I like to recommend pouring this wine with chèvre or pasta with cream sauce.
B / $30 / berlucchi.it
NV Berlucchi ’61 Further Brut Franciacorta
$30
