Winery Barone Pizzini - Animante Franciacorta Brut

Winery Barone PizziniAnimante Franciacorta Brut

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Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Animante Franciacorta Brut of Winery Barone Pizzini is a sparkling wine from the region of Franciacorta of Lombardia.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Chardonnay, the Pinot blanc and the Pinot noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Animante Franciacorta Brut of Winery Barone Pizzini in the region of Lombardia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Animante Franciacorta Brut

Pairings that work perfectly with Animante Franciacorta Brut

Original food and wine pairings with Animante Franciacorta Brut

The Animante Franciacorta Brut of Winery Barone Pizzini matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal rouelle normande, light stuffed tomatoes or duck breast with black figs.

Details and technical informations about Winery Barone Pizzini's Animante Franciacorta Brut.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Animante Franciacorta Brut - 2020
In the top 100 of of Franciacorta wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Animante Franciacorta Brut - 2019
In the top 100 of of Franciacorta wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Animante Franciacorta Brut - 2018
In the top 100 of of Franciacorta wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Animante Franciacorta Brut - 2017
In the top 100 of of Franciacorta wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Animante Franciacorta Brut - 2016
In the top 100 of of Franciacorta wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Animante Franciacorta Brut - 2015
In the top 100 of of Franciacorta wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Animante Franciacorta Brut - 2014
In the top 100 of of Franciacorta wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Animante Franciacorta Brut from Winery Barone Pizzini are 2017, 2011, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Barone Pizzini

The winery offers 36 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Franciacorta in the region of Lombardia
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The Winery Barone Pizzini is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Franciacorta to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Lombardia
In the top 15000 of of Italy wines
In the top 650 of of Franciacorta wines
In the top 5000 of sparkling wines
In the top 75000 wines of the world

The wine region of Franciacorta

The wine region of Franciacorta is located in the region of Lombardie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ca' del Bosco or the Domaine Ca' del Bosco produce mainly wines sparkling, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Franciacorta are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinot blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Franciacorta often reveals types of flavors of cream, hazelnut or elderflower and sometimes also flavors of gooseberry, passion fruit or savory.


The wine region of Lombardia

Lombardy is one of Italy's largest and most populous regions, located in the north-central Part of the country. It's home to a handful of popular and well-known wine styles, including the Bright, cherry-scented Valtellina and the high-quality Sparkling wines Franciacorta and Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico. Lombardy is Italy's industrial powerhouse, with the country's second largest city (Milan) as its regional capital. Despite this, the region has vast tracts of unspoiled countryside, home to many small wineries that produce a significant portion of the region's annual wine production of 1.

The word of the wine: Stirring

In the traditional method, the operation aims to bring the deposits against the cork by the movement of the bottles placed on desks. The stirring can be manual or mechanical (using gyropalettes).

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