GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Ca’ del Bosco
Region: Franciacorta, Lombardia, Italy
Appellation: Franciacorta DOCG
Type: Dry white wine, sparkling
Vintage: 2018
Date of Tasting: April 2023
Type of viticulture: organic
Grapes used: Chardonnay 60%, Pinot Bianco 23%, Pinot Nero 17%
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes for 2018
Winemaking details: Traditional method (“Methode Champenoise”)
Aging: 60 months on lees
Sugar level: low (no dosage)
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Gold
- Intensity = Pale
NOSE
- Intensity = Pronounced
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = Lemon, Citrus, Apple, Lees, brioche, pastry, pear, hints of nuts
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = No
- Alcohol = Medium (12.5%)
- Body = Full
- Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = Lemon, Citrus, Apple, Lees, brioche, pastry, pear, hints of nuts, mineral notes
- Other = Precision and persistance of the bubbles
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Very Very Good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 10-15 years
- Will gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 55 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = very good
- Comparison with same price competition = very good
- Suitability for Diabetics = suitable (no dosage)
- Service Temperature = around 8°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = Carpaccio, tartar, baked and roast fish, fish plates with polenta, aged-cheese, white meat, oysters, sea food, “Risotto del mare”
- Comments = A 2018 vintage that we were impatiently awaiting from this benchmark producer in the Franciacorta appellation. A pleasing result of accuracy and finesse with a persistent bubble that blends perfectly with the acidity. Accuracy of aromas, complexity, everything is there for this “0 dosage” Franciacorta which has significant aging potential. A real pleasure to share.
- Final Grade = A-
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
