Lombardy : guide des vins — cépages, appellations et producteurs

Le meilleur "metodo classico" d’Italie

Sol: Morainic gravel hills south of Lake Iseo — a cool amphitheatre for sparkling base wines.
Style: Bottle-fermented sparkling (Chardonnay, Pinot Nero, Pinot Bianco) — Italy’s answer to Champagne.
Grands sites: Franciacorta requires longer lees-ageing than Champagne for non-vintage; "Satèn" is a softer, all-white style.
Millésimes: NV, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Producteurs: BellavistaFerghettina

Astuce · Franciacorta is Italy’s benchmark traditional-method sparkling — Champagne method, Italian sun.

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Ferghettina Franciacorta Brut · ~$30

Crisp, fine-mousse metodo classico — serious bubbles for the price.

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Ca’ del Bosco "Cuvée Prestige" · ~$45 · NV

Polished, creamy, long-aged Franciacorta from a benchmark house.

Nebbiolo alpin sur terrasses

Sol: Steep, south-facing terraced slopes in an Alpine valley near the Swiss border.
Style: Perfumed, high-altitude Nebbiolo (here called Chiavennasca) — lighter and floral; also raisined Sforzato.
Grands sites: Sforzato (Sfursat) is a dry, Amarone-style Nebbiolo from part-dried grapes — a Valtellina speciality.
Millésimes: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021
Producteurs: Nino NegriSandro Fay

Astuce · Valtellina shows Nebbiolo in an Alpine key — floral, fine-boned and distinctive.

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Nino Negri "Quadrio" Valtellina Superiore · ~$28

Alpine Nebbiolo — rose, red cherry and fine tannin; elegant value.

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ARPEPE "Sassella Rocce Rosse" Riserva · ~$70 · 2015

Slow-released, traditional Valtellina Nebbiolo of great finesse.