Berlucchi Cuvee Imperiale Vintage Brut 2003

Berlucchi 的美麗大宅和古老的地庫酒窖，令 Ziliani 意識到實行在那裡製作瓶內二次發酵的少年夢想的可行性，Berlucchi 接受了這個挑戰，並於 1961 年出產了 3,000 瓶 Pinot di Franciacorta。

經過超過半個世紀，Cuvée Imperiale 一直都是節日、享樂、祝酒的代表，它統一的仔細味道，令它成為意大利人最喜愛的傳統釀造氣泡。它的多種風格，令此酒成為悠閒和特別場合中最完美的選擇。

產地：
意大利

種類:
氣泡酒 (Franciacorta)

葡萄品種：
56% Chardonnay, 44% Pinot Noir

陳年：
和酒糟浸渣陳年至少48個月，除渣後陳年3個月。

品酒筆記：
色澤像稻草般金黃，柔軟如慕絲，氣泡幼細，連綿不斷。香氣馥郁、富層次而悠長，散發出蜜餞水果、杏桃、特別是香橙的果香，亦有淡淡的烤多士香味。結構精緻、酸度活潑、質感圓潤，這些都是與酒糟長時間浸渣陳年而來。風味在結尾愈加濃厚。 

The handsome mansion, the elegant figure of Berlucchi, and the ancient underground cellars had inspired Ziliani, who had glimpsed the possibility of realising his boyhood dream of producing a bottle-refermented sparkling wine. Berlucchi accepted the challenge, and in 1961 three thousand bottles of Pinot di Franciacorta were corked up.

For over half a century, Cuvée Imperiale has been synonymous with festiveness, joy, and raising a toast, and its consistently fine taste has made it the Italians’ favourite classic-method sparkler. Its various styles make it the perfect choice for both casual moments and the most special of occasions.

Country of Origin:
Italy

Type:
Sparkling (Franciacorta)

Grape Varieties:
56% Chardonnay, 44% Pinot Noir

Ageing:
Minimum 48 months on the yeasts, followed by another 3 months after disgorgement.

Tasting Notes:
Soft, creamy mousse, with a delicate, continuous bead of pin-point bubbles. Straw yellow color with abundant coppery highlights. On nose, it is intense, complex, and long-lingering, conveying candied fruit, apricot, and particularly orange, all melding elegantly with hints of toasted bread. On palate it has very refined structure, with a remarkable balance between a lively, lifting acidity and the roundedness that is the result of lengthy ageing on the lees. It concludes with an almost-endless crescendo of flavours on the finish.