Berlucchi Ziliani Berlucchi 1961 3,000 Pinot di Franciacorta

Cuve Imperiale

:
(Franciacorta)

56% Chardonnay, 44% Pinot Noir

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The handsome mansion, the elegant figure of Berlucchi, and the ancient underground cellars had inspired Ziliani, who had glimpsed the possibility of realising his boyhood dream of producing a bottle-refermented sparkling wine. Berlucchi accepted the challenge, and in 1961 three thousand bottles of Pinot di Franciacorta were corked up.

For over half a century, Cuve Imperiale has been synonymous with festiveness, joy, and raising a toast, and its consistently fine taste has made it the Italians favourite classic-method sparkler. Its various styles make it the perfect choice for both casual moments and the most special of occasions.

Country of Origin:
Italy

Type:
Sparkling(Franciacorta)

Grape Varieties:
56% Chardonnay, 44% Pinot Noir

Ageing:
Minimum 48 months on the yeasts, followed by another 3 months after disgorgement.

Tasting Notes:
Soft, creamy mousse, with a delicate, continuous bead of pin-pointbubbles. Straw yellow color with abundant coppery highlights. On nose, itis intense, complex, and long-lingering, conveying candied fruit, apricot,and particularly orange, all melding elegantly with hints of toasted bread.On palate it has very refined structure, with a remarkable balancebetween a lively, lifting acidity and the roundedness that is the result oflengthy ageing on the lees. It concludes with an almost-endlesscrescendo of flavours on the finish.