The winery was born in 1955 from the idea of Franco Ziliani and Guido Berlucchi to create a sparkling wine “in the manner of the French”. Berlucchi therefore found his partner for an adventure that would lead him to change the fate of Franciacorta. In 1961, three thousand bottles of Pinot di Franciacorta were sealed which turned out to be excellent. In 1962 the first Italian classic method rosé was created, Max Rosé. In the following years, the flourishing interest in the brand convinced the trio to try their hand at new productions. Pinot di Franciacorta became the Imperial Cuvée, the Cellarius Millesimati were born. In 2000 Guido Berlucchi died but the company was able to overcome this sad moment and continued to work hard to achieve great results such as the recent release of the ’61 Franciacorta Nature.
We had the pleasure of tasting the ’61 Nature Rosé which was born from a project born in 2016 which today boasts three vintage Franciacorta wines: ’61 Nature, ’61 Nature Rosé and ’61 Nature Blanc de Blancs united by long aging and absence dosage that subsequently refine in the bottle for at least 5 years. The ’61 Nature Rosé is made up of white Pinot Noir grapes. Refine a first time in bottle for 6 months in contact with yeasts then a second for at least 5 years. It has a salmon pink color with fine and persistent perlage. Notes of peach, flowers emerge. Everything comes together in an elegant and balanced Frnaciacorta.
We recommend it as an aperitif but also with fish dishes, fries or sushi.
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