2021 Bellavista "La Scala" Franciacorta Brut

The 2021 Bellavista "La Scala" Franciacorta Brut (DOCG) is a highly aristocratic, structural, and deeply sophisticated vintage sparkling wine that honors the historic bond between the estate and Milan's legendary opera house. A precise selection of Chardonnay (~$75\%$) and Pinot Nero (~$25\%$) from old, morainic hillside plots in Erbusco, Francesca Moretti vinifies a quarter of the base wine in small, neutral oak barrels for structural breath before secondary fermentation. Kept on its fine lees in the deep chalky cellars for over four years, this classic-method powerhouse completely subverts soft commercial styles with its exceptional architectural grip.