Majolini. Franciacorta Brut

Franciacorta DOCG
Grapes: Chardonnay 90%, Pinot Noir 10%

A deep vein of intense white peach, fresh lemon, almond, salt flake and ripe herb flavour, with delicate floral aromas and enticing, tiny bubbles. A wine of irresistible balance and sheer joy. 12.5%

75cl bottles are vintage 2022, sboccatura (disgorgement) 2025
150cl bottles are vintage 2019, sboccatura (disgorgement) 2024

Majolini Producer Page

We have imported Majolini's Franciacorta since 2003; it is our own very superior 'House Champagne'. Majolini are a family winery with some of the highest and steepest vineyards in Franciacorta, the vineyard work is arduous, and the grapes must be hand-picked. The bunches receive a gentle and quick pressing before being fermented at 18°C in temperature-controlled steel tanks. The wine is then aged in steel tanks on the lees for 9 months. Malolactic conversion is blocked by keeping the temperature low, this preserves the wine's freshness. In November the wine is bottled with the lees and a liqueur de tirage, the measure of yeast and sugars needed to produce the bubbles. After 30 months the Franciacorta was disgorged (replacing the crown top with a mushroom cork and removing the sediment).