DOCG Sparkling

Bellavista Alma Non Dosato Franciacorta DOCG

Azienda Agricola Bellavista
Grapes
Chardonnay, Pinot Nero
Denomination
Franciacorta DOCG
Region
Lombardy
ABV
12.5%
Drink
Now to 2029

Bellavista's bone-dry, zero added sugar Franciacorta from Erbusco: around 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Nero, aged 30 months on its spent yeast. Citrus, white peach, brioche and a fine, stony mousse. A prestige aperitif and seafood sparkling.

Price
£32.17

75cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery charged at checkout

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Tasting Notes

Inside Bellavista's Alma Non Dosato

A bone-dry, zero added sugar Franciacorta built on Chardonnay from Bellavista's Brede vineyard and Pinot Nero from Casotte, aged 30 months on its spent yeast above Lake Iseo at Erbusco.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial
Tasted on
11 June 2026
Source
Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
Nose

Orchard fruit comes first: apple, pear and white peach. Lemon and a thread of white flowers lift it. Thirty months on the spent yeast layer in the brioche and almond that Bellavista's reserve wines bring. A cool, stony edge points back to the Ora wind that blows off Lake Iseo.

LemonLemon
Apple blossomApple blossom
PearPear
White peachWhite peach
Wet stonesWet stones
AlmondAlmond
BriocheBrioche
HoneyHoney
Palate

With no added sugar there is nothing to round it off. So the line stays taut and savoury, driven by citrus and wet-stone flavour. Chardonnay from the Brede vineyard carries the body, while Pinot Nero from Casotte adds grip. The bubbles are fine and persistent. It stays fresh and savoury rather than rich.

Finish

With no added sugar there is nothing to soften the close. So it finishes dry and stony, with a salty, almond-tinged echo that reads more like an aperitif than a dessert wine. Length is real without any weight.

Overall

This is Bellavista's bone-dry statement of Franciacorta house style, and a well-liked one. It is for anyone who wants a serious bone-dry sparkling for the table or the start of the night.

Drink now Best by 2029
Live UK pricing

Buying Bellavista Alma Non Dosato in the UK

UK listings track this bone-dry Franciacorta from about 32.75, with a magnum option near 75. Pricing reflects Bellavista's prestige tier in Erbusco rather than entry-level Franciacorta.

Best price · 75 cl · NV £32.17 at 8wines
75cl · NV available from 8wines £32.17, in stock
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Per-litre (75cl · NV basis) £42.89 Lowest current 75cl · NV offer
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Wine fit score

How Alma Non Dosato scores for the way you drink

Strong on the table and for celebrations, this prestige Franciacorta sits above everyday pricing, and its bone-dry style rewards drinkers who already enjoy brut sparkling.

Best with food 8.8/10

Bone-dry, high-acid bottle-fermented sparkling is one of the most food-flexible styles: aperitif, oysters, fried seafood, sushi and saffron risotto all work.

Best for an occasion 8.8/10

Franciacorta DOCG from a flagship house, bone dry and celebratory: a natural choice for a toast or a special table.

Best value 6.2/10

Lowest UK listing about 32.75 for a prestige Franciacorta house. Fair quality for money: you pay a Bellavista brand premium over entry Franciacorta near 25.

Best intro to this style 4.8/10

Bone-dry non dosato is more austere than a Brut, with no added sugar to soften it, so it rewards drinkers who already enjoy dry sparkling.

Best for cellar 4.5/10

Released after 30 months on its spent yeast but a non-vintage wine built on freshness; holds one to three years rather than rewarding long cellaring.

Best everyday bottle 3.5/10

Premium price above 30 a bottle and a prestige, celebratory positioning keep it off the everyday-pour list.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Franciacorta in five fields

A compact view of what the Franciacorta denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
4 varieties listed
This bottle: Chardonnay, Pinot Nero.
Minimum ageing
18 months minimum
No oak ageing required.
Region / area
Brescia: 19 communes in the moraine amphitheatre south of Lake Iseo, Paratico to Gussago
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
DOCG · Franciacorta
Minimum ABV at this colour: 11.5%.
Classification
DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita)
What that means →
Vintages

Why Alma Non Dosato carries no vintage year

Alma is a multi-vintage assemblage: the current Non Dosato blends a base harvest with nine reserve wines, so the bottle expresses house consistency rather than a single growing season.

NV Non-vintage
Best price
£32.17
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
12.5%
Window
Drink now through 2029

Non-vintage assemblage rather than a single harvest: the current Alma Non Dosato blends a base year with nine reserve wines, so the bottle shows Bellavista house consistency. Released after 30 months on the lees and best drunk within a few years of purchase.

NV Non-vintage
Best price
£32.17
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
12.5%
Window
Drink now through 2029

Non-vintage assemblage rather than a single harvest: the current Alma Non Dosato blends a base year with nine reserve wines, so the bottle shows Bellavista house consistency. Released after 30 months on the lees and best drunk within a few years of purchase.

Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

Franciacorta DOCG and the Bellavista estate

Bellavista has made bottle-fermented sparkling wine at Erbusco since 1977. Franciacorta is Italy's bottle-fermented DOCG answer to Champagne, and this bone-dry wine leans on the house's deep reserve-wine library.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.

Franciacorta is in the DOCG tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. 4 varieties listed in the disciplinare
  • Yield ceiling. 10.0 tonnes per hectare
  • Minimum ABV. 11.5% vol
  • Minimum ageing. 18 months total
  • Tasting panel. Mandatory pre-release tasting commission
03

Region and area context

Franciacorta falls within Lombardy, covering Brescia: 19 communes in the moraine amphitheatre south of Lake Iseo, Paratico to Gussago.

Franciacorta DOCG zone The producer Wine route in the zone

Made at Azienda Agricola Bellavista, Erbusco. Directions

Wine route in the zone: Strada del Franciacorta.

04

Reading the label

  • Azienda Agricola BellavistaProducer / estate
  • Chardonnay · Pinot NeroGrape varieties
  • Franciacorta DOCGGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 12.5% volAlcohol by volume
  • Imbottigliato all’origineEstate-bottled
05

What sits behind the price of Azienda Agricola Bellavista Alma Non Dosato

Tracked from
£32.17
Direction
Mostly cost up
Drivers
5 up / 1 down
Main factor
30 months on its spent yeast before release
  1. 01

    30 months on its spent yeast before release

    Cost up

    Bellavista holds Alma Non Dosato 30 months on its spent yeast from the base harvest, well beyond the Franciacorta minimum. That ties up cellar space and capital, and builds its brioche and almond depth.

  2. 02

    Nine reserve wines blended into the cuvee

    Cost up

    The assemblage draws on nine older reserve wines kept back from past vintages. Carrying that reserve library year after year is a real cost the price has to absorb.

  3. 03

    Estate fruit from named Erbusco vineyards

    Cost up

    Chardonnay from Brede and Pinot Nero from Casotte are estate-grown around Erbusco, with new vines raised from the estate's own cuttings at Cancello. None of it is bought-in fruit, so vineyard cost sits inside the bottle.

  4. 04

    Bellavista prestige tier in Franciacorta

    Cost up

    Bellavista is one of Franciacorta's flagship houses, and that brand standing lifts the UK price toward 33 to 39 against roughly 25 for entry-level Franciacorta.

  5. 05

    No added sugar, no liqueur to soften

    Cost down

    Non dosato adds no sugar liqueur at the final corking, a small saving on materials, though the bone-dry style needs riper, more carefully grown base fruit to stay balanced.

  6. 06

    UK duty and VAT on the bottle

    Cost up

    Sparkling wine now pays the same UK still-wine duty as table wine, about 2.67 a bottle at 12.5% ABV; add 20% VAT and tax is roughly 8 of a 33 bottle.

01

30 months on its spent yeast before release

Cost up

Bellavista holds Alma Non Dosato 30 months on its spent yeast from the base harvest, well beyond the Franciacorta minimum. That ties up cellar space and capital, and builds its brioche and almond depth.

Perfect Pairings

Dishes that go with this wine

Bollito dei Pastori on stoneware bowl with Beef Broth, Beef Chuck, Carrot

Bollito dei Pastori
Food Pairing

Zero dosage, high acidity: what Alma Non Dosato pairs with

With no added sugar and a fine, persistent mousse, this Franciacorta cuts fried seafood and frames briny shellfish, and its Lombardy home makes saffron risotto alla Milanese a regional match.

Acidity matching Strong match

Oysters and the raw bar

No added sugar leaves the acidity bare. That high acid plus a salty, stony edge mirrors the brine of raw shellfish, while the fine mousse scrubs the palate between bites. No sweetness gets in the way of delicate seafood.

Try with: Oysters · Potted Shrimp · Scottish Smoked Salmon · More pairings →

Salt balance Strong match

Salty fried antipasti and cured plates

The persistent perlage and bright acidity lift salt and fat at once, refreshing a gnocco fritto with salumi or a slice of vitello tonnato. The wine's savoury, almond-tinged finish echoes the depth of cured meat.

Try with: Gnocco fritto · Vitello Tonnato · Baccala Mantecato · More pairings →

Fat cutting Good match

Salt-and-pepper fried seafood

Frying oil needs acidity and bubbles to cut through, and a bone-dry Franciacorta brings both. With no added sugar the wine never turns cloying against salt-and-pepper squid or a sweet-sour glaze, it just resets the palate.

Try with: Salt and pepper squid · Salt and pepper prawns · Sweet and sour prawns · More pairings →

Body matching Good match

Risotto alla Milanese, a Lombardy match

Franciacorta and saffron risotto share a Lombardy home. The wine has the body to stand up to the creamy, buttery grain, while its acidity and bone-dry cut stop the dish feeling heavy.

Try with: Risotto alla Milanese · Porcini mushroom risotto · Arancini · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Sushi and sashimi

Citrus and a stony edge bridge to delicate raw fish, and with no added sugar the wine never fights subtle sashimi. The mousse cleanses the palate between pieces of nigiri.

Try with: Nigiri Sushi · Sashimi · Prawn Tempura · More pairings →

Avoid Clash

Chilli heat and sugary desserts

A bone-dry, high-acid sparkling has no leftover sugar to tame chilli, so fiery dishes taste hotter and more austere. Against sweet desserts it reads sour and thin. Keep it before the meal, not at the spicy or sweet end of it.

Skip with: Vindaloo · Sichuan chilli-oil dishes · sticky toffee pudding · tiramisu · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

Cellaring and serving Alma Non Dosato

Released after 30 months on its spent yeast, it is built to drink on freshness. Hold one to three years and serve at 8-10°C so the citrus and brioche stay in balance.

Drinking window
2024 → 2029

Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.

Decanting
Not needed

Pour it straight from the bottle.

Cellar potential
Medium

Released after 30 months on its spent yeast but a non-vintage wine built on freshness; holds one to three years rather than rewarding long cellaring.

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Sources & trust

Sources behind this Bellavista page

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 27 Oct 2026, 01:58 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Drawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic. Drinkers score it 4.1 out of 5 from 4,290 ratings on Vivino.

Confidence · Medium
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.

Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Bellavista, Franciacorta and Chardonnay connections

Producer
Azienda Agricola Bellavista Lombardy
Grapes
Chardonnay Pinot Nero
Denomination
Franciacorta DOCG
Region
Lombardy Region guide
Cuisine
Italian Cuisine 1 dishes paired

Common Questions

Yes. Non dosato means no added sugar: no sugar liqueur is added at the final corking, so the wine is bone dry. Expect high acidity, a fine mousse and notes of citrus, orchard fruit and brioche rather than any sweetness.

Around 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Nero, estate-grown in Franciacorta around Erbusco. The current Assemblage blends nine reserve wines and ages 30 months on its spent yeast.

No. Alma is a multi-vintage assemblage, so the label carries no single year. It is built from a base harvest plus reserve wines to keep the house style consistent from release to release.

Its bone-dry acidity and fine mousse suit oysters, fried seafood and sushi, and as a Lombardy wine it is a natural match for risotto alla Milanese. It also works simply as an aperitif.

Serve at 8-10°C in a white-wine glass rather than a narrow flute, so the brioche and almond from 30 months on its spent yeast can show. Drink within one to three years of purchase.

No. Franciacorta DOCG is bottle-fermented by the traditional method, like Champagne, with long ageing on its spent yeast, while Prosecco is tank-fermented. Bellavista Alma Non Dosato is a bone-dry Franciacorta with no added sugar.

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