Bellavista's zero-dosage Franciacorta from Erbusco: around 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Nero, aged 30 months on the lees. Bone dry, with citrus, white peach, brioche and a fine, mineral mousse. A prestige aperitif and seafood sparkling.
A zero-dosage Franciacorta built on Chardonnay from Bellavista's Brede vineyard and Pinot Nero from Casotte, aged 30 months on the lees above Lake Iseo at Erbusco.
The Vivino crowd reaches first for orchard fruit, with apple, pear and white peach the most-cited notes, lifted by lemon and a thread of white flowers. Thirty months on the lees 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.
Lemon
Apple blossom
Pear
White peach
Wet stones
Almond
Brioche
HoneyWith zero dosage there is no sugar to round it off, so the line stays taut and savoury, driven by citrus and wet-stone minerality. Chardonnay from the Brede vineyard carries the body while Pinot Nero from Casotte adds grip, and the perlage is fine and persistent. Drinkers consistently flag how fresh and sapid it stays rather than rich.
With zero dosage there is nothing added to soften the close, so it finishes dry and mineral, with a salty, almond-tinged echo that reads more like an aperitif than a dessert wine. Length is real without any weight.
Rated 4.1 on Vivino across more than 4,000 drinkers and placed in the site's top 2%, this is Bellavista's bone-dry statement of Franciacorta house style. It is for anyone who wants a serious zero-dosage sparkling for the table or the start of the night.
UK listings track this zero-dosage Franciacorta from about 32.75, with a magnum option near 75; pricing reflects Bellavista's prestige tier in Erbusco rather than entry-level Franciacorta.
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.
Zero-dosage, high-acid metodo classico is one of the most food-flexible styles: aperitif, oysters, fried seafood, sushi and saffron risotto all work.
Franciacorta DOCG from a flagship house, bone dry and celebratory: a natural choice for a toast or a special table.
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.
Bone-dry non dosato is more austere than a Brut, with no dosage sugar to soften it, so it rewards drinkers who already enjoy dry sparkling.
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A compact view of what the Franciacorta denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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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.
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.
Bellavista has bottled metodo classico at Erbusco since 1977. Franciacorta is Italy's bottle-fermented DOCG answer to Champagne, and the zero-dosage cuvee leans on the house's deep reserve-wine library.
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.
Franciacorta falls within Lombardy , covering Lombardy.
Bellavista holds Alma Non Dosato 30 months on the lees from the base harvest, tying up cellar space and capital well beyond the Franciacorta minimum and building its brioche and almond depth.
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.
Chardonnay from Brede and Pinot Nero from Casotte are estate-grown around Erbusco, with massal selection at Cancello, not bought-in fruit, so vineyard cost sits inside the bottle.
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.
Non dosato adds no dosage liqueur at disgorgement, a small saving on materials, though the bone-dry style needs riper, more carefully grown base fruit to stay balanced.
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.
Dishes that complement this wine
With no dosage 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.
Zero dosage leaves the acidity bare, and that high acid plus a saline, mineral 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 →
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 →
Frying oil needs acidity and bubbles to cut through, and a bone-dry Franciacorta brings both. With no dosage 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 →
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 zero-dosage cut stop the dish feeling heavy.
Try with: Risotto alla Milanese · Porcini mushroom risotto · Arancini · More pairings →
Citrus and stony minerality bridge to delicate raw fish, and with no dosage 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 →
A bone-dry, high-acid sparkling has no residual 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 →
Released after 30 months on the lees, 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.
Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Released on 30 months lees but a non-vintage cuvee built on freshness; holds one to three years rather than rewarding long cellaring.
£32.75 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur 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 · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumYes. Non dosato means zero dosage: no sugar liqueur is added at disgorgement, 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 the lees.
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 zero-dosage 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 the lees can show. Drink within one to three years of purchase.
No. Franciacorta DOCG is bottle-fermented by the traditional method, like Champagne, with long lees ageing, while Prosecco is tank-fermented. Bellavista Alma Non Dosato is a zero-dosage Franciacorta.
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