The Winery Franca Contea of Franciacorta of Lombardia

Winery Franca Contea
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 459 of the estates of Lombardia.
It is located in Franciacorta in the region of Lombardia

The Winery Franca Contea is one of the best wineries to follow in Franciacorta.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Franciacorta to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Franca Contea wines

Looking for the best Winery Franca Contea wines in Franciacorta among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Franca Contea wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Franca Contea wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Franca Contea

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Franca Contea

How Winery Franca Contea wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of chinchards with white wine and grapes, skate wing with caper butter or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Franca Contea

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Franca Contea. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or spices.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Franca Contea

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Franca Contea.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Franciacorta

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.

The top red wines of Winery Franca Contea

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Franca Contea

How Winery Franca Contea wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef tagine with prunes and almonds, pasta with mussels or leg of lamb in a casserole.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Franca Contea

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Franca Contea. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Franca Contea

  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Franca Contea.

  • Merlot
  • Nebbiolo
  • Pinot Nero
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

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Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.