Azienda Agricola Ca’ del Bosco
Ca' del Bosco's still Curtefranca Bianco blends 80% Chardonnay with 20% Pinot Bianco, part-fermented in small oak barrels. Pear, citrus and acacia honey meet a saline, mineral freshness. A food-friendly white from a famed Franciacorta house.
A Curtefranca DOC blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Bianco, part-fermented in small oak barrels and rested on its lees. Expect pear, citrus and acacia honey over a mineral, saline core.
Pear, apple and melon lead, lifted by lemon and a note of acacia honey that Ca' del Bosco's drinkers flag again and again. The whole-cluster washing keeps the aromatics clean and bright, with a mineral edge running underneath.
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HoneyCitrus-fresh and dry, with the saline, mineral vein callmewine's sommelier pins down and a gentle creamy texture from the quarter of the blend fermented in small oak barrels. Built on 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Bianco, it stays light-footed rather than heavy.
Fresh and clean, closing on citrus, a touch of acacia honey and that salty, stony lift rather than oak.
A food-first still white from one of Franciacorta's most celebrated houses, drinking well now after six months in bottle but capable of two to three years' age. Vivino drinkers rate it 3.8 across more than 4,000 votes, and James Suckling has scored a recent vintage 92.
Three UK-facing listings run from £27 for the 2024 to £39.99 for the 2020, all standard 75cl. A still wine is the exception from a Franciacorta house better known for its Metodo Classico sparkling.
A versatile, food-first Curtefranca white: strong at the table, fair value for a prestige Franciacorta-house still wine, and approachable for newcomers to Italian Chardonnay.
Bright acidity, a saline lift and gentle oak texture make this a versatile, food-first white across risotto, seafood and pecorino primi.
Recognisable Chardonnay-led orchard fruit with only light oak makes this an easy, approachable introduction to northern-Italian whites.
Fair value for a prestige Franciacorta house: £27 entry for the 2024, rising to £39.99 for the mature 2020. No category aggregate available to benchmark.
A refined still white from a celebrated sparkling house suits a dinner table, though as a DOC rather than a trophy DOCG it stops short of a showpiece.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our editorial methodology.
A compact view of what the Curtefranca denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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Ca' del Bosco bottles Corte del Lupo for early enjoyment after around six months in bottle, yet flags an unexpected capacity to age. The 2024 is the fresher, primary-fruited release; the 2020 is in its mature phase.
The current, youthful release, leading with primary pear, melon and citrus over a saline edge. Best enjoyed over its first few years, though Ca' del Bosco flags an unexpected capacity to age.
A balanced northern-Italian white year now in its mature phase. After around six months in bottle on release, the 2020 is drinking at its rounded best, with the house's noted longevity keeping well-stored bottles fresh.
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.
Fruit comes from 13 certified-organic vineyards, some Chardonnay vines near 30 years old around Erbusco, hand-harvested and bunch-washed before a part-oak fermentation. James Suckling scored a recent vintage 92.
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.
Curtefranca is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Curtefranca falls within Lombardy , covering Lombardy.
Ca' del Bosco is one of Franciacorta's most renowned names, and a still Curtefranca is the exception in a zone now almost wholly given to Metodo Classico, so volumes are small and the brand carries a premium.
Fruit comes from 9 Chardonnay plots near 30 years old around Erbusco and Cazzago and 2 Pinot Bianco plots in Passirano, hand-harvested in late August with bunch selection, lifting farming and labour cost.
Ca' del Bosco's signature grape washing and drying, plus fermenting a quarter of the mass in small oak barrels, add process steps and barrel cost beyond a simple steel-fermented white.
Ageing on the lees, gravity bottling under inert gas and roughly six months resting in bottle before release tie up cellar space and capital.
At the 2026 HMRC still-wine rate of £2.67 a bottle plus 20% VAT, about £7 of the roughly £28 entry price is UK tax before any retailer margin.
As a still DOC rather than the zone's metodo-classico DOCG, it avoids the long secondary-fermentation and ageing mandate, keeping it well below the producer's sparkling cuvees.
Dishes that complement this wine
The citrus acidity and saline lift cut saffron-rich Risotto alla Milanese and pecorino primi, while the gentle oak-derived texture carries cold veal such as Vitello Tonnato and briny squid-ink risotto.
The wine's fresh citrus acidity and saline lift cut the butter and saffron richness of Lombardy's signature risotto, refreshing the palate between forkfuls without stripping the dish's creaminess.
Try with: Risotto alla Milanese · Pumpkin risotto · Porcini mushroom risotto · More pairings →
Bright acidity scours the fat and salt of aged sheep's cheese, so a peppery Cacio e Pepe or a stretchy fried cheese stays moreish rather than cloying.
Try with: Pasta Cacio e Pepe · Caciocavallo farcito · Frico · More pairings →
The saline, mineral vein echoes the brine of mussels and squid ink while the citrus keeps the pairing clean, a classic match for the wine's northern-lake freshness.
Try with: Squid ink risotto · Impepata di cozze · Fregula ai frutti di mare · More pairings →
Citrus, acacia and a whisper of oak-derived vanilla bridge the basil and pine-nut of pesto, where the Chardonnay roundness meets the herbs without a tannic clash.
Try with: Trofie al pesto · Spaghetti alla chitarra · More pairings →
The gentle texture from part-oak fermentation matches the tuna-and-caper sauce of Vitello Tonnato, while the acidity lightens fried antipasti like gnocco fritto with salumi.
Try with: Vitello Tonnato · Gnocco fritto · More pairings →
A delicate, lightly oaked white is overwhelmed by chilli heat and by pungent blue cheese, which flatten its citrus and saline detail. Reach for an off-dry aromatic white instead.
Skip with: Vindaloo · Gorgonzola piccante · Sweet-and-sour pork · Pairing guide →
Built for the near term, this is a drink-now white, yet Ca' del Bosco notes a surprising longevity and callmewine suggests two to three years of cellar rest will reward the best vintages.
Peak around 2026. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Curtefranca DOC mandates no long ageing and this is an early-drinking style, though the house notes a surprising two-to-three-year capacity to age.
£27.00 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 · MediumIt is a Curtefranca DOC blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Bianco, drawn from 13 certified-organic vineyards in the Franciacorta zone of Lombardy.
Partly. About a quarter of the must ferments in small oak barrels and the rest in stainless steel, so oak adds a light vanilla note and texture rather than dominating the citrus and orchard fruit.
Pear, apple and melon with lemon and acacia honey, a mineral, saline freshness and a gentle creamy texture. Vivino drinkers rate it 3.8 across more than 4,000 votes.
Lombardy classics such as Risotto alla Milanese, pecorino primi like Cacio e Pepe, cold veal Vitello Tonnato and seafood risotti. Serve it at 8 to 10 degrees Celsius.
It drinks well on release after around six months in bottle, and Ca' del Bosco notes an unexpected ability to age, so two to three years of cellaring suits the best vintages.
UK-facing listings run from about £27 for the 2024 to £39.99 for the 2020, all in standard 75cl bottles.
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