Barone Pizzini Tres Due

Prestige, beauty and high quality standard Franciacorta - I invite you to jump on board this Italy sparkling wine express and prepare to be dazzled by Barone Pizzini. 

Founded in 1870, the 47 hectares are divided into 25 parcels across four municipalities including Provaglio d’Iseo, Corte Franca, Adro and Passirano. All at an average of 200 meters with a mixed soil composition of morainic and fluvioglacial deposits from the many epochs of advancing and retreating glaciers.

Barone Pizzini’s Moto is simple - natural farming and transparency of place in their wines. The first in the region to produce organic Franciacorta and huge supporter of promote biodiversity and natural farming methods,  parceled by vineyard in order to maintain the true characteristics of each.  Pizzini created the Tesi project in order to study the ancient Brescian grape, Erbamat. It brings rich acidity, higher concentration and rich vein of minerality to the blend.  

Barone Pizzini “Tesi” Due Extra Brut NV

Franciacorta, Lombardia, Italy

Tesi base wine is from 2014 and is a blend of Erbamat 40%, Pinot Nero 30%, Chardonnay 30%. First maturation for 6 months in stainless steel,2nd passage in barriques, followed by 48 months on the lees. 

This Franciacorta has such a rich golden color - kicking off the intensity on the right note. The intensity continues into the aromas of biscuit, crisp green apple and pear, peach lemon zest and smoke. The bubbles are just so lively and excited, it’s dying to enamor you.  It has a lovely zingy acidity with flavors of burnt honey, acacia, cherry, unripe strawberry, grass, smokey minerality and a dominant long finish on the biscuit richness on the front and end. 

Pair with creamy parmesan risotto, scallop chive crudo, roasted sea bass with lemon shallot sauce.