Discover the top 100 best wines of Franciacorta of Franciacorta as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Franciacorta and the best vintages to taste in this region.
The Italian Champagne, the country's largest DOCG zone for classic-method sparklers. Fine, refined bubbles with signature notes of green apple, citrus, brioche, toasted almond and white flowers, taut and creamy finish (18 months minimum on lees, up to 60 for Riserva). Based on dominant Chardonnay, Pinot Noir for structure, Pinot Blanc for roundness. Satèn (low pressure, silky) and fruity rosé versions.
~3,000 ha around Lake Iseo in Lombardy.
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
wines from the region of Franciacorta go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of rabbit with hunter's sauce, pumpkin and bacon pie or baked leg of daguet or roe deer.
On the nose in the region of Franciacorta often reveals types of flavors of minerality, orange or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or cream. In the mouth in the region of Franciacorta is a powerful with a nice freshness.
