Alma Gran Cuvée

It will complement to perfection hors-d'oeuvre such as tuna carpaccio, fig and blue cheese savouries, oysters, creamy sausage stuffed mushrooms.

This remarkable operation masterminded by owner Vittorio Moretti and winemaker Mattia Vezzola (Gambero Rosso Winemaker of the Year 2008) combines grandeur and star quality with familiarity and simplicity. The estate’s larger-than-life facilities 3 280 feet of underground cellars impressive contemporary architecture (helipad included) and 1 250 surrounding acres of Franciacorta soil – 462 acres of which are now under vine – leave you awestruck. Moretti founded the estate in 1977 and the first bottle of Franciacorta was released in 1979. The winery philosophy: Every objective we reach is merely the starting point for a higher objective. In over a quarter of a century the style of Bellavista has become a benchmark to the DOCG. Its vineyards now constitute 8% of the entire appellation in extraordinarily favorable positions. Franciacorta’s limestone/clayey soil richly endowed with the same elements as Champagne is enhanced by such quality details as in-depth genetic research organic-only fertilization phased out harvests parcelled out crops (over eighty selections separately fermented in oak/stainless steel) Marmonnier and Coquard presses up to six years’ bottle age in the cellars refermentation directly in the bottle for the larger format sparkling wines remuage by hand for all sparkling wines etc... Both still and sparkling wines are from prime hillside vineyards clonally selected material and densely planted stock. The past couple of years have seen yet another phase in the estate’s constant crescendo: increasing élevage on average from 36 to 48 months so as to achieve the greatest possible quality consistency and personality.

Alma Gran Cuvee is obtained from 10 plots in the 10 districts of Franciacorta which have proven to be best suited to expressing characteristics of quality and elegance over the years. This choice requires a distinctive geographical location that meets the following requirements: south/ south-east orientation, an altitude of 200-350 metres, and full exposure to the breezes coming from Lake lseo and the Alpine foothills.

The refinement period for Alma Gran Cuvee is at least 40 months, starting from harvest time.

The selection made at the Franciacorta vineyard is fully reflected in the wine cellar, where each individual plot is handled separately to maintain the integrity and purity of the rich biodiversity sought in the vineyard. Bellavista has 120 harvest variations available every year, and added to these are at least 20 selections obtained from past harvests - in total 140 variations available for creating a cuvée. This is the background from which Alma Gran Cuvee comes into production, from the highly skilled and creative use of at least 75 of these variations.