Bellavista ‘Alma’ Franciacorta Gran Cuvée Brut NV £35

Pair With: Lobster with Pasta, Smoked Salmon or Your Best Friend

STYLE: With a fine perlage, this is a very elegant and well balanced wine from Italy’s leading sparkling wine producer.

ABOUT:

‘Bellavista’ means beautiful view and this winery certainly lives up to the name.  It’s situated in the western part of Franciacorta in a stunning natural amphitheatre where the soils are stony and glacial making them ideal for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. After fermentation, a maturation of seven months in small oak barrels takes place. The wine is then blended with ‘reserve wines’ from seven to nine earlier vintages to ensure a consistent signature style in every bottle. The wine is then left to age on its lees for two and a half years before release. All riddling is still done by hand. Check the bottom of your bottle to see the mark!

Vegan, Vegetarian

ABV: 12.5%

PLU: 1047

AWARDS:
SILVER – Decanter World Wine Awards 2013
SILVER – International Wine Challenge 2016
GOLD – Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships 2020