Winery Franca Contea - Cuvèe Primus

Winery Franca ConteaCuvèe Primus

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cuvèe Primus of Winery Franca Contea is a sparkling wine from the region of Franciacorta of Lombardie.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Pinot noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Cuvèe Primus of Winery Franca Contea in the region of Lombardie often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Franca Contea's Cuvèe Primus.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
125°
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

Cuvèe Primus - 2014
In the top 100 of of Franciacorta wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Cuvèe Primus from Winery Franca Contea are 2014

Informations about the Winery Franca Contea

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Franciacorta in the region of Lombardie

The Winery Franca Contea is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Franciacorta to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Lombardie
In the top 20000 of of Italy wines
In the top 750 of of Franciacorta wines
In the top 6000 of sparkling wines
In the top 85000 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 Lombardie

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.

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The word of the wine: Liquid

Sweet wine containing more than 50 grams of residual sugar per liter. Sweet wines are made from grapes often affected by botrytis cinerea and concentrated either by passerillage (drying of the grapes on the vine stock), or after the harvest (straw wines), or by the cold (ice wines).

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