NV Montenisa Cuvee Royal Brut

Monica Larner - Wine Advocate

The NV Franciacorta Cuvée Royale Brut is an easy-drinking sparkling wine with a profoundly fresh, zesty and food-friendly personality. This lean-bodied blend of 78% Chardonnay, 12% Pinot Nero and 10% Pinot Bianco offers pretty layers of citrus, white fruit and honeysuckle. It only sees contact with stainless steel, and the primary fruit intensity is intact and bright as a result. Some 300,000 bottles were released.

Richard Hemming MW - JancisRobinson.com

78% Chardonnay, 12% Pinot Nero, 10% Pinot Bianco.A Chablis-esque nose with strong saline influence and oyster-shell character. Rounded, smooth and with decent length on the palate. Distinctive, mineral style. Score: 17/20