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Bellavista: Alma – grape varieties, vintage, and sugar figures
A Franciacorta producer based in Erbusco, Lombardy. For Alma Assemblage, Bellavista selects base wines from many vineyards and blends wines from different harvest years.
Please explain Assemblage 2 with respect to the proportions of grape varieties, the use of wines from multiple vintages, and the two sugar-related figures.
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Is Assemblage 2 a wine only made in 2022?
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Italy / Lombardy / Franciacorta
Alternative name/label: Bellavista / ベラヴィスタ
Updated: 2026-10-07
Proportion of the three varieties
The technical sheet for Assemblage 2 states: Chardonnay 86%, Pinot Nero 13%, Pinot Bianco 1%. These three refer to the grape composition. This is a breakdown by variety, not by the number of vineyards or the vintages of the base wines. Do not sum the different percentages as if they pertained to the same blending table.
Main harvest years and reserve wines
The material describes the 2022 harvest, while clearly stating that reserve wines from previous years are also used. Therefore, it cannot be said that only wine from 2022 is used. Distinguish between the edition number, the main harvest year, and the years included in the base wine when reading.
Dosage amount and total sugar content
It states that the dosage is 2g/L and total sugar is 3.3g/L. The amount added through dosage and the final sugar content of the finished wine are separate figures. Aging on lees is given as an average of 30 months, setting time conditions that are not reflected by sweetness category alone.
What to align and what to compare.
Grapes
- Conditions to standardize
- Assemblage 2
- Conditions for comparison.
- Proportion of three varieties
- Additional points to confirm
- Different from the vintage year of the base wine
year
- Conditions to standardize
- Same edition
- Conditions for comparison.
- Main harvest years and reserves
- Additional points to confirm
- Do not interpret the number as the vintage
Sugar
- Conditions to standardize
- Display of g/L
- Conditions for comparison.
- Dosage amount and total sugar content
- Additional points to confirm
- Target of the numbers
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Document analysis for Bellavista: Alma – grape varieties, vintage, and sugar figures
Match comparison tables with cited sources and explain differences in raw materials and vinification process.
Comparison tables are based on the cited sources. Please distinguish between vintage-specific specifications and general descriptions at the time of confirmation.
| Comparison items | Numerical value | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 86・13・1% | Chardonnay / PN / PB | Breakdown of grape varieties |
| 2022 and reserve bottling | Base wine from multiple years. | Not a single vintage |
| 2／3.3g/L | Dosage / total sugar | Difference between dosage amount and total amount |
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Which variety makes up the largest share of the blend?
The technical sheet for Assemblage 2 states: Chardonnay 86%, Pinot Nero 13%, Pinot Bianco 1%. These three refer to the grape composition. This is a breakdown by variety, not by the number of vineyards or the vintages of the base wines. Do not sum the different percentages as if they pertained to the same blending table.
What can be inferred from the mention of 2022?
The material describes the 2022 harvest, while clearly stating that reserve wines from previous years are also used. Therefore, it cannot be said that only wine from 2022 is used. Distinguish between the edition number, the main harvest year, and the years included in the base wine when reading.
What does 2 g/L refer to?
It states that the dosage is 2g/L and total sugar is 3.3g/L. The amount added through dosage and the final sugar content of the finished wine are separate figures. Aging on lees is given as an average of 30 months, setting time conditions that are not reflected by sweetness category alone.
Basis and sources for the exercise
Practice exercises in comparison
Match comparison tables with cited sources and explain differences in raw materials and vinification process.
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| Conditions for Comparison | Numerical value | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 86・13・1% | Chardonnay / PN / PB | Breakdown of grape varieties |
| 2022 and reserve bottling | Base wine from multiple years. | Not a single vintage |
| 2／3.3g/L | Dosage / total sugar | Difference between dosage amount and total amount |
Sources of materials used for comparison are listed in the text and exercises.
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Please explain Assemblage 2 with respect to the proportions of grape varieties, the use of wines from multiple vintages, and the two sugar-related figures.
Check after writing
- Did you associate each label with its region and grape variety?
- Did you separate the shared and differing conditions in your comparison?
- Did you clearly indicate the year(s) the material covers or the date checked?
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