Berlucchi '61 Franciacorta Brut (RP: 90)

Berlucchi 的美麗大屋和古老的地庫酒窖，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。

Conti Lana de’ Terzi 的後代，Guido Berlucchi 製作了 Piot del Castello ，把種植於 Borgonato 城堡的葡萄園製成一瓶不穩定的白酒，他的朋友 Alessandro Borghesi 便介紹了一名年輕有活力的葡萄種植者Franco Ziliani 給 Guido。

Franciacorta 重視長子繼承權於的習慣於 2009 年確立，而 Berlucchi ‘61 首次面世，就是用作紀念 Franciacorta 的面世。

產地：
意大利

種類:
氣泡酒 (Franciacorta)

葡萄品種：
90% chardonnay ,10% pinot noir

釀造：
輕柔、漸進式的壓搾，包含有質素的葡萄汁分批，基酒發酵於不鏽鋼缸

陳年：
基酒混成於收成後的春季完成，加入糖分為 24 g/l 的酒和原生酵母。和酒渣陳年最少24個月，在除渣後陳年多2個月。

品酒筆記：
軟綿綿、稠密和泡狀的白泡，長而有力地維持在杯附近，而氣泡則幼細、像小點子一樣。稻草黃色，略帶綠色光芒。清脆新鮮、豐富和優雅的香氣，有長度和可人的深度。它展現出蘋果、梨子和柑橘香氣。味道方面，此酒擁有特別優良的新鮮度和有力量的酸度，質感像絲絨般，又有良好的平衡，收結以搶眼的柑橘為主。

(Robert Parker's rating: 90 points)
這是一款價格合理的高級意大利氣泡酒，以傳統的香檳瓶內二次發酵方法釀造。入口清新爽口，適合慶節時飲用。柑橘、核果和甜杏仁等味道，都有悠長的香氣作後盾。它以90% chardonnay配搭10% pinot noir，與酒糟浸渣陳年2年。

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.

Guido Berlucchi, descendent of the Conti Lana de’ Terzi, made Pinot del Castello from grapes grown in the Castle of Borgonato vineyard, a white wine that showed instability in the bottle. His friend Alessandro Borghesi recommended a young and energetic oenologist, Franco Ziliani.

The emphasis on primogeniture in Franciacorta was set in 2009 with the debut of Berlucchi ‘61, the Franciacorta whose very name commemorates the birth year of the first Franciacorta.

Country of Origin:
Italy

Type:
Sparkling (Franciacorta)

Grape Varieties:

90% chardonnay ,10% pinot noir

Gentle, gradual pressing, with quality fractioning of the must, and initial fermentation in stainless steel tanks.

Maturation:
Assemblage of the cuvée in the spring following harvest. Bottled with a liqueur de tirage of 24 g/l sugar and cultured yeasts.
sur lie for a minimum of 24 months, followed by an additional 2 months following disgorgement.

Soft, dense, foamy mousse, with a long-lasting delicate cordon around the glass, and a long-lingering bead of fine, pin-point bubbles. Straw yellow colour, with greenish highlights.
Aromas are crisp, rich, and elegant, fairly lengthy and with lovely depth. It releases generous fragrances of apple, pear and citrus. On palate, displays an exceptional freshness and zesty acidity, with a velvet texture and fine balance, concluding with appealing notes of citrus.

(Robert Parker's rating: 90 points)
This is one of the well-priced expressions of high-end (Classic Method) Italian sparkling wines you can find on the market today. The NV Franciacorta '61 Brut is fresh and zesty with a long and festive set of easy-drinking qualities. You get citrus, stone fruit and sweet almond all backed by persistent perlage. The wine represents a blend of 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Nero aged on the lees for two years.