Ca' del Bosco Franciacorta "Satèn" 200539,90€; 12,5% abv; 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Bianco; aged for at least 46 months before disgorgement
I love Bl de Bl Champagne and I have long heard that Ca' del Bosco's "Satèn" is supposed to be one of the better Chardonnay-dominant wines from outside Champagne and that it is in most years very like a Bl de Bl Champagne.
And, for once, its reputation seemed true! At first it had lovely apple and mineral aromas; it gets strong bread aromas quickly after opening. Crisp, racy and steely yet there seems to be sun/fruit coiled up inside this structure that is bursting to get out. If Pierre Peters made fizz in a warmer/sunnier place, I can imagine it tasting like this. Great stuff, and considering the general price of fizz in Finland it isn't even as drastically over-priced for this quality as most others!