Francesca Moretti signs her first Franciacorta with the enologist Mattia Vezzola. And it creates a wine that is very similar
"In the family they call me 'The German', because I am precise and direct," he tells me Francesca Moretti, while tasting together a glass of the new born of the house, the Franciacorta Non Dosato Grande Cuvée Alma. From the farm's terrace, the view extends over the vineyards and it's easy to see why this hill is called Bellavista. Founded in 1977 by the entrepreneur Vittorio Moretti, today he sees in command his daughter Francesca, who takes care of all the family wine estates (it also includes Contadi Castaldi, in Franciacorta, Sella & Mosca in Sardinia, Acquagiusta, Petra and Teruzzi, in Tuscany).
"This is the first Franciacorta I sign working with our historic winemaker Mattia Vezzola and I wanted it to be a wine that resembled me as much as possible; I am satisfied with the result: I love naked wines, real, as if they were a mirror of reality ”. In fact, this new Franciacorta resembles little other Bellavista wines, it is more direct, contemporary, with less frills and more terroir. Of course, we understand that it belongs to the same family, but belongs to one new generation. The aromas are very fresh and play with all the nuances of flowers and white fruits, while the sip is striking for its precision and flavor.
"We entrusted Chardonnay with the task of dictating finesse and freshness, with a little help from Pinot Noir, which gives elegance, while the reserve wines and the passage in wood of a small part of the base wines add body and roundness and make from trait d'union with the other Franciacorta di Bellavista ”he says. Now all that remains is to wait for the next wine that Francesca has already put in the pipeline, a Rosé that will come out in a couple of years and that will complete the Grande Cuvée Alma line.
Why now: it's a novelty and is the first Franciacorta Non Dosato by Bellavista.
As did: the cuvée (90% chardonnay and 10% pinot noir) is made up of about 80 basic wines from the 2016 harvest, with 9 vintages of reserve wines. The wines mature for 85% in steel and 15% in small barrels. It refines on yeasts for about 30 months before disgorging.
To combine with: finger food, risotto, seafood, lake fish.
Serve it at: 8 ° C.
Price: 35 euros.
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