Bellavista Saten Brut 2011

  • 91 Robert
    Parker
  • 90 Wine
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  • 90 Wine &
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Vintage
2011

Size
750ML

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Winemaker Notes

Satèn is the most delicate and elegant of the Franciacorta, made only in the best years from 100% chardonnay grapes from higher altitude vineyards. The selection of the bunches is meticulous, to say the least, as is the slow maturation in small white oak barrels. Once assembled, the cuvée spends 4 more years in the cellar. The rich foam, the extremely fine pérlage and the straw yellow color announce seductive and suave aromas of pink flowers, ripe citrus fruit and noisette. The flavors follow in the same wake, with a smooth, creamy texture and a perfect balance between ripe nuances and fresh sensations.

Professional Ratings

  • 91
    The 2011 Franciacorta Brut Satèn (100% Chardonnay) spreads over the palate with soft, silky intensity. This pretty sparkling wine offers a delicate embroidery of white peach, almond blossom and sweet citrus. The wine imparts smooth consistency with soft perlage and creamy foam on the finish. This is a perfect and elegant choice.
  • 90
    This balanced bubbly carries flavors of melon, white peach, slivered almond and spice on the fine and creamy mousse. Citrusy acidity keeps this fresh and focused through to the zesty finish.
  • 90
    Scents of honeysuckle and a soft, silky mousse give this wine a delicate, cushioned appeal. It opens with air into flavors of golden plum and pear, even as ample acidity brightens the finish.

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Bellavista

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Bellavista, Italy
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This remarkable operation, masterminded by owner Vittorio Moretti and winemaker Mattia Vezzola (Gambero Rosso Winemaker of the Year 2008), combines grandeur and star quality with familiarity and simplicity. The estate’s larger-than-life facilities, 3,280 feet of underground cellars, impressive contemporary architecture (helipad included), and 1,250 surrounding acres of Franciacorta soil – 462 acres of which are now under vine – leave you awestruck. Moretti founded the estate in 1977, and the first bottle of Franciacorta was released in 1979. The winery philosophy: "Every objective we reach is merely the starting point for a higher objective." In over a quarter of a century, the style of Bellavista has become a benchmark to the DOCG. Its vineyards now constitute 8% of the entire appellation, in extraordinarily favorable positions. Franciacorta’s limestone/clayey soil, richly endowed with the same elements as Champagne, is enhanced by such quality details as in-depth genetic research, organic-only fertilization, phased out harvests, parcelled out crops (over eighty selections, separately fermented in oak/stainless steel), Marmonnier and Coquard presses, up to six years’ bottle age in the cellars, refermentation directly in the bottle for the larger format sparkling wines, remuage by hand for all sparkling wines, etc... Both still and sparkling wines are from prime hillside vineyards, clonally selected material and densely planted stock. The past couple of years have seen yet another phase in the estate’s constant crescendo: increasing élevage, on average from 36 to 48 months, so as to achieve the greatest possible quality consistency and personality.

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Representing the topmost expression of a Champagne house, a vintage Champagne is one made from the produce of a single, superior harvest year. Vintage Champagnes account for a mere 5% of total Champagne production and are produced about three times in a decade. Champagne is typically made as a blend of multiple years in order to preserve the house style; these will have non-vintage, or simply, NV on the label. The term, "vintage," as it applies to all wine, simply means a single harvest year.

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Containing an exciting mix of wine producing subregions, Lombardy is Italy’s largest in size and population. Good quality Pinot noir, Bonarda and Barbera have elevated the reputation of the plains of Oltrepò Pavese. To its northeast in the Alps, Valtellina is the source of Italy’s best Nebbiolo wines outside of Piedmont. Often missed in the shadow of Prosecco, Franciacorta produces collectively Italy’s best Champagne style wines, and for the fun and less serious bubbly, find Lambrusco Mantovano around the city of Mantua. Lugana, a dry white with a devoted following, is produced to the southwest of Lake Garda.

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