PAS DOSÉ

At least 30 months of silent repose in il Mosnel’s cellars are required for our Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, and Pinot Noir cuvée to achieve its destined harmony in our Pas Dosé, in our opinion, the very quintessence of our vineyard and the Franciacorta growing area. It immediately impresses with shimmering, gold-shot reflections and a delicate, leisurely cascade of tiny bubbles. Vibrantly crisp citron and white peach find their perfect aromatic foil in fragrant wild herbs and lemon biscuits, creating an almost electric energy that segues into a dry, sharply-delineated palate notable for its vibrant fruit and near-endless, harmoniously-proportioned finish.

A vivacious, piercing effervescence thrusts up to the crown, with medium-sized, rather irregular bubbles, then a calm bead takes over, almost shyly, to animate a lightly viscous texture. The eye is held by an intense, electrically-charged green, shot through with a brilliant gold-yellow. The bouquet is meticulously dosed out note by note, a horizon pricked out by a series of green sentinals, precisely planted, with intervals of silence that complete the interstices. Notes of citrus are insistent, of candied zest, of white peach, still immature, chilled. In conclusion, a finale composed of garden herbs, effectively communicating yet in barely-perceptible tones. The palate impresses, immediately looming large on entry, and a pronounced salinity, veined by thrusts of a judiciously-controlled acidity, commands the mid-palate, while the lateral areas magisterially rise towards it, held tight by an embracing stream, as a bird-flight at sunset. The light beams forth, direct and unencumbered.

Stefano Caffarri