FRANCIACORTA

Pas Dosé Brut Corteaura

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Grapes Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
Colour White
Origin Italy, Lombardy
Other Practising Organic
Sub-district Franciacorta
ABV 12.5%

Enticing aromas of toast, butter, ripe apple, citrus and nut. The palate is pure and crisp with complex layered, citrus, nut, bread and malt notes, all finished off with a brisk bright acidity that gives great length. Smart champagne blend of 80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir. This spends 50 months on the lees in the cellar. L&S (Oct 2016)

*Case price discount: Mix any 12 bottles of wine (or 9 litre equivalent) or 6 bottles of Champagne, Spirits, Sweet Wine or Fortified (4.5 litres) to get the discounted 'case price' for each bottle.

80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir. Three years on lees. Like the Brut, this is extremely delicate, fresh lemon with crushed-stone minerality. Light-bodied yet persistent. Finesse in the subtle mousse. Drinking range: 2023 - 2026 Rating: 16.5 Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2023)

2016 base vintage. 80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir. Fresh and linear with bright, crisp citrus fruit with a touch of pear. This is pure and quite delicate with good acidity. Shows nice purity and intensity with a lovely brightness on the finish. It may have no dosage, but the fruit carries this and it’s not at all tart or difficult. Very fine. Rating: 92 Jamie Goode, www.wineanorak.com (Jan 2022)

The NV Franciacorta Pas Dosé (no dosage) lifts up with a bouquet of dusty dried flowers, limestone-like minerals and green apples. It’s sharply focused and teeming with vibrant acids, taking on an almost-salty and undeniably savory character, which builds tension through the close. This finishes bone-dry with lip-smacking citrus-tinged fruits that just begs you to take another sip. It’s a blend of 80% Chardonnay to 20% Pinot Noir. Drinking range: 2021 - 2024 Rating: 91 Eric Guido, www.vinous.com (Dec 2020)

Corteaura

Federico Fossati, the “Soul of Corte Aura”, is not yet 40 but already taking on a second career - with great results!. He left his homeland of the Veneto and a career in finance to set up in Lombardy. He saw his future in Adro, Franciacorta. Prime growing grounds for classic, high quality fruit, perfect for Franciacorta. The towns emblem is made up of three bunches of grapes - this is what they do there!

We are delighted to be working with the team here - it is so refreshing to have people making great Sparkling wine - who really understand that as it is not labelled Champagne - there is work to be done to raise the profile of Franciacorta and they know prices must be part of the allure - these represent seriously good value and we are so pleased to be listing the Brut, the Rosato and the fantastic Pas Dosé cuvée - perfect adverts for what is achievable here in this historic region - with passion, attention to detail and a long-term plan.

They own many of their own vineyards as well as buying in grapes from trusted growers and although still quite young are becoming seriously respected in the area.

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