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Barone Pizzini Bagnadore Franciacorta Riserva 2015

Barone Pizzini Bagnadore Franciacorta Riserva 2015

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Food pairings

  • Shellfish
  • Deep-fried dishes
  • Charcuterie
  • Hard cheese
  • Poultry

Try it with

  • Oysters gratinéed with butter
  • Tempura prawns
  • Vitello tonnato
This Franciacorta Riserva is dry with no dosage, yet it has a full-bodied, barrique-marked frame and a very high acidity at 9.1 g/l, and that makes it both cleansing and powerful enough for rich dishes. The bubbles and acidity cut through fat and fried food, while the long aging on the lees gives the bready, nutty notes that harmonize with butter, cream and shellfish. Do choose dishes with a bit of fat and structure, so the wine's body gets a partner, without either of the two seizing control. The dry style makes it an excellent companion to salty charcuterie and matured cheeses.

Taste profile

Product details

Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Vintage 2015
Classification Franciacorta DOCG
Grapes Chardonnay | Pinot Noir
Bottle size 75 cl
Alcohol 12%

About the wine

One of the best bottles from Franciacorta!

Chardonnay 70%, pinot nero 30%. The grapes for Bagnadore come from the single field Roccolo, 250 meters above sea level. On the 3.9 ha, the more than 30-year-old vines benefit from the benefits of a climate mitigated by the surrounding forests. Healthy temperature variation between day and night gives the place a rich biodiversity.

This riserva is only made in small quantities and only in top vintages. Production is held to the highest quality standards.

Vinification takes place with a gentle pressing, after which the must is fermented in barriques.

Then 8 months of aging in barriques, of which approx. 35% are new barriques with light roasting, 65% in barriques that have been used 1-2 times.

Refinement in bottle with yeast for at least 69 months

Serving temperature should be 8 - 10° C


Alcohol 12%, Residual sugar <1 g/l, Acid content: 9.1 g/l.

Critic reviews

94Falstaff
Brilliant straw yellow with a silver-green touch and fine mousse. Elegant bouquet, with hints of cold butter, nougat and flint, followed by floral notes. Compact fruit on the palate, with invigorating acidity, lingers very well into the juicy, salty finish.
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