
Berlucchi Franciacorta Brut Cuvee Imperiale 750Ml
Straw-yellow color with subtle greenish hues. Rich, lingering, and complex with floral and fruit notes, and subtle fragrance of yeast and crusty bread. On the palette it is clean-cut and full-bodied with appealing, emphatic fruity notes and fine acidity.Berlucchi's excellence is born of curiosity and deep friendship. In 1955, Guido Berlucchi, a successful landowner in the Franciacorta region, approached the young enologist and consultant, Franco Ziliani, to improve his still wines. Then, Ziliani came to Berlucchi with the question: what if we were to make sparkling wine as the French do? Berlucchi, who was eager to first improve the viability of his Pinot del Castello, offered his property and support to this pioneering experiment. After a number of unsatisfactory vintages, the two men's partnership produced the first shining vintage of their classic method sparkling wine, the 1961 "Pino