Cuvee Aurora Millesimato
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Excellent as an aperitif, or paired with delicate seafood risotto, roasted poultry, and aged hard cheeses like Parmigiano-Reggiano.
✨ Technical Specifications
Banfi's Cuvée Aurora Millesimato represents a harmonious marriage between Tuscan pioneering spirit and the historic sparkling traditions of Piedmont. Produced at Banfi's Piedmontese estate in Strevi, this Metodo Classico sparkling wine is crafted from a classic blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Nero grown in high-altitude, calcareous-clay soils. The wine undergoes secondary fermentation in the bottle and rests on its lees for at least 30 months, developing a refined complexity. The name 'Aurora' pays homage to the Roman goddess of dawn, symbolizing the fresh, luminous start of Piedmont's sparkling wine heritage, which dates back to the mid-19th century.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1978 by Italian-American brothers John and Harry Mariani alongside consulting enologist Ezio Rivella, Banfi transformed the viticultural landscape of southern Tuscany. Centered around the medieval fortress of Castello di Poggio alle Mura in Montalcino, the estate spans over 2,800 hectares, with approximately one-third under vine. The soils present a complex mosaic of calcareous clay, sand, and marine deposits along the Orcia and Ombrone river valleys, exposed to warm Mediterranean breezes and balanced diurnal shifts. Pioneers of rigorous Sangiovese clonal zoning, Banfi has expanded beyond Montalcino into classic regions across Tuscany and Piedmont. Certified sustainable under the Equalitas standard, the producer combines technological precision with meticulous parcel selection. While renowned globally for benchmark Brunello di Montalcino, Banfi exhibits equal dexterity across diverse white and sparkling expressions, ranging from traditional-method Alta Langa and Cuvée Aurora sparkling cuvées to coastal Vermentino like La Pettegola and crisp, mineral-inflected Cortese from Piedmont.