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Enrico Gatti Franciacorta NV
DOZEN: $885.60 or $73.80 each
Chardonnay grapes cultivated in hill-foot zone vineyards are gently pressed. Fermentation is in steel tanks.The wine matures sur lie for a minimum of 18 months. This Franciacorta Brut expresses the personality of the winery. Crisp, with a long-lingering progression displaying a beautiful balance between hints of citrus and mixed nuts.
In 1975 Enrico Gatti purchased a single hectare in Erbusco, the heart of the Franciacorta region, and made a red wine which he sold in demijohns to local restaurants. At the time Franciacorta was really just getting started as a sparkling wine region and, seeing the potential, Enrico enlisted the support of his children, Lorenzo and Paola, and Paola's husband Enzo Balzarini, and in 1984 they acquired a further sixteen hectares with the aim of producing a great bollicine. PWS
Spring blossom and white stone-fruit aromas lift out of the glass. On the lively palate, bright acidity raises yellow apple, citrus and a hazelnut note against a racy perlage. KERIN O’KEEFE, Wine Enthusiast