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How Good is Ca’ d’Or Pas Dosé Franciacorta?

Julien Miquel — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 20:13:30 +0000

Wine Review of 2011 Ca’ d’Or Selezione Grand Vintage Pas Dosé Riserva Franciacorta DOCG, Italy Score: 88/100 This ‘Millesimato’ (understand vintage wine, from a single year’s harvest as opposed to a blend) was made from 55 % Chardonnay and 45 % Pinot Noir from the […]

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Ca d’Or Vintage 2008 Noble Cuvée Millesimato Pas Dosé Franciacorta, Italy

Julien Miquel — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 05:45:21 +0000

Score: 91/100 This Franciacorta sparkling wine from the Lombardy region of Northern Italy is a blend of 55% Chardonnay with 45% Pinot Nero (Pinot Noir). Grapes were sourced from a Grand Cru vineyard located within the walls of the Castle on a particularly well-exposed and […]

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2016 Ca d’Or Selezione Grand Vintage Blanc de Blancs Millesimato, Italy

Julien Miquel — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 09:28:10 +0000

Score: 88/100 This Blanc de Blancs Italian sparkling wine is made by Ca d’Or Winery in the Lombardy region of Northern Italy. It is made from 100% Durella grapes from Grand Cru vineyards using the Charmat method (or cuve close, closed tank). As a Millesimato, grapes come from a single […]

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NV Ca d’Or Noble Cuvée Blanc de Blancs Franciacorta, Italy

Julien Miquel — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 17:49:20 +0000

Score : 89/100 This Blanc de Blancs Franciacorta sparkling wine from the Lombardy region of Northern Italy is made from 80% Chardonnay. Grapes are sourced from the rolling hills of Ome (BS) that are particularly exposed and ventilated and on pebbly soil, . After the first […]

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Ca d’Or Selezione Grand Vintage Noble Rosé Franciacorta, Italy

Julien Miquel — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 11:37:30 +0000

Score: 87/100 This Franciacorta sparkling wine from the Lombardy region of Northern Italy is a blend of 80% Chardonnay with 20% Pinot Nero (Pinot Noir). Grapes are sourced from Grand Cru vineyards on the gentle hills of Passirano. After the first fermentation and 7-month […]

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La Montina NV Extra-Brut Franciacorta, Sparkling from Piedmont

Julien Miquel — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 06:17:41 +0000

Score: 89/100 This Extra-Brut by Tenute La Montina is the driest Non-Vintage cuvée in the winery’s range. The grapes come from particularly vineyard locations with soils typical of the Franciacorta area: moraine origin (erosion from an ancient glacier) with shallow pebbly soils It’s a […]

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2007 La Montina Riserva La Baiana Pas Dosé, Franciacorta

Julien Miquel — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 05:29:44 +0000

Score: 92/100 In the ‘Riserva Baiana’ name of this cuvée, the ‘Riserva’ is not just marketing decoration. This Franciacorta sparkling wine is the best attempt from La Montina winery at producing a wine that represents their savoir-faire. The Baiana is made from a drastic […]

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2009 La Montina Franciacorta Millesimato Brut, Vintage Sparkling from Italy

Julien Miquel — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 11:58:00 +0000

Score: 91/100 This vintage wine by Tenute La Montina is a blend of Chardonnay (60%) with Pinot Noir or Pinot Nero (at a 40% proportion). Manually harvested, the grapes go through the Traditional Method (Metodo Classico) for making sparkling wine. It is then aged in […]

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2009 La Montina Franciacorta Rosé Millesimato Extra Brut, Italy

Julien Miquel — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 20:43:11 +0000

Score: 90/100 This bubbly made by Cantina La Montina comes from the area of Franciacorta in the Piedmont of Northern Italy, arguably the best sparkling wine producing appellation in the country. It’s made predominantly from Pinot Noir grapes (85%) which gives it its distinctive […]

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La Montina Franciacorta Satèn Brut, Sparkling from Italy

Julien Miquel — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 13:35:42 +0000

Score: 91/100 Franciacorta Satèn is a specific style of Franciacorta sparkling wine, meant to be softer than other styles. It must be a Blanc de Blancs made with only white grape varieties Chardonnay and/or Pinot Bianco permitted, and only 4.5 atmospheres of CO2 pressure […]

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