Ca' del Bosco Annamaria Clementi Riserva 2006
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Blend: Chardonnay 55%, Pinot Bianco 25%, Pinot Nero 20%
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James Suckling
A fabulous sparkling wine with super finesse and intensity. Very fine bead of bubble. Complex and subtle aromas of cooked apple, lemon, bread dough and light toffee. Full body, yet agile and bright. Dense and compacted palate. Aged some months on the lees. Clearly one of the great sparkling wines of the world.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2006 Franciacorta Cuvée Annamaria Clementi Brut Riserva is a landmark wine that is only made in the best vintages. The blend consists of Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco and Pinot Nero and the various characteristics of each variety come together with spectacular precision. This is a seamless effort with apricot, exotic fruit, freshly baked baguette and warm, yeasty notes with crushed mineral and menthol herb on the close. The richness of the wine's texture is what really stands out. This is a creamy and enduring effort that wraps thickly over the palate with soft mousse and foamy effervescence. The blend is 55% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Nero and 25% Pinot Bianco.
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Wine Enthusiast
Delivering elegance and structure, this stunning wine opens with delicate aromas of bread crust, toast, dried fruit, pastry cream and nectarine zest that all carry over to the silky palate. It boasts a lovely depth of flavors that are exalted by tangy acidity and an ultrafine perlage. It's already enjoyable but will continue to develop complexity over the next decade. Drink 2016–2026.
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Wine Spectator
Crème de cassis, mandarin orange peel, brioche and grated ginger notes are bright and expressive in this vibrant Franciacorta. A skein of aromatic ground spice unravels on the fine mousse and finish. Drink now through 2021. 100 cases imported.
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Ca' del Bosco is on the leading edge of the exciting new wave of Italian wine producers, making absolutely top-quality sparkling and still wines. Maurizio Zanella founded the winery in 1968, and dedicated himself to distinguishing the sparkling wines of Franciacorta. The winery owns more than 230 acres in the region, with vineyards planted to Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Pinot Nero and other indigenous Franciacorta grapes. Ca' del Bosco's reputation for sparkling wines has been secured by the excellence of its cuvées.
Situated among the gentle hills of Brescia, south of Lake Iseo, the Franciacorta region of Lombardy and its neighboring towns were historically better known for their production of firearms than wine. Maurizio Zanella has changed all of that and his talents have placed Franciacorta on the map of quality Italian wine regions. Zanella has worked to ensure the word "Franciacorta" would indicate a specific type of sparkling wine from a specific region, and would not be confused with "methode champenoise" or "spumante." In 1995, his dream came true and the sparkling wine of Franciacorta was named a D.O.C.G. to be marketed as "Franciacorta." Since the new D.O.C.G. standards require a minimum of two years aging before release, the first Ca' del Bosco Franciacorta D.O.C.G. were released to the international market in 1997.
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.
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.