Berlucchi Palazzo Lana Extreme 2014 Franciacorta Extra Brut Riserva

A Franciacorta Extra Brut Riserva from Berlucchi, made as a blanc de noir from Pinot Noir grown in the Quindicipiò and Brolo vineyards at Borgonato. The free-run must ferments in stainless steel, with some sets aged for six months in oak barriques on the lees. The cuvée is made the spring after harvest, followed by bottle fermentation and at least nine years on the lees, then eleven months in bottle after disgorgement. It is suggested with medium-aged cheeses, white meats, fish dishes, well-bound risottos and truffle tagliatelle. The nose is intense, complex and fine, with exotic and ripe fruit, peach and candied orange alongside bread crust. The palate is full yet sinuous, with surprising freshness and clean flavour, sapid and very persistent.