Outstanding houses in Franciacorta.
The mettle of Franciacorta lies in its refusal to chase Champagne—limestone soils and a cool lake-moderated climate push these bottle-fermented wines toward lean, mineral precision, where dosage becomes an argument rather than a disguise.
Save these houses, build your route through Franciacorta, and navigate when you're there.
Region DNA
The character of Franciacorta
Based on 138 wines with structural data
Style profile
Broad range with a recognisable character
FEM score distribution
Based on 121 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Franciacorta
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VisitFranciacorta wineries worth the stop
The 12 best critic-rated producers in Franciacorta with a cellar-door address, ranked by their highest critic score. Check opening hours and book tastings ahead.
- 01Mosnel
Via Barboglio 14, 25050, Camignone - Brescia, Italy
Critics' peak 94 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 02Ferghettina
Via Saline n°11, 25030, Adro (BS), Italy
Critics' peak 93 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 03Camilucci
Via Iseo, 88 – 25030 Erbusco (BS), Italy, Italy
Critics' peak 93 · Decanter · Wine Enthusiast · Vinous
- 04Le Marchesine
29 Via Vallosa, 25050, Passirano, Italy
Critics' peak 93 · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator · Wine Enthusiast
- 05Guido Berlucchi
Via Duranti, 4, 25040 Borgonato BS
Critics' peak 92 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 06Antica Fratta
4 Via Belvedere, 25040, Monticelli Brusati, Italy
Critics' peak 92 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
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- 08Contadi Castaldi
Via Colzano 32, 25030, Franciacorta, Adro, (Brescia), Italy
Critics' peak 92 · Decanter · Falstaff · Wine Advocate
- 09Corte Bianca
Via Antonini Fallen 1 - Loc Sergnana, 25050 Provaglio d'Iseo (BS), Italy
Critics' peak 91 · Wine Enthusiast · Vinous · Vivino
- 10Monte Rossa
Via Monte Rossa 1 rosso, 25040, Bornato di Cazzago S. Martino, Italy
Critics' peak 91 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 11Lantieri de Paratico
Via Videtti, 25031, Capriolo, Italy
Critics' peak 91 · Decanter · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
- 12Monogram
Via Calino, Calino di Cazzago San Martino, Province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy (specifically located on the hills of Calino), Italy
Critics' peak 91 · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
Franciacorta is a wine region in Italy, home to 189 producers tracked on Femente, 15 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Chardonnay, Pinot Nero, and Pinot Noir, producing Italian Franciacorta Sparkling and Northern Italy Red wines with notes of Tree fruit, Citrus fruit, and Red fruit. It takes in Curtefranca.
Franciacorta — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Franciacorta?
- The most planted varieties in Franciacorta are Chardonnay, Pinot Nero, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Blanc, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Franciacorta known for?
- Franciacorta is known for Italian Franciacorta Sparkling, Northern Italy Red, and Northern Italy White wines and flavors of Tree fruit, Citrus fruit, and Red fruit.
- How many wineries are in Franciacorta?
- Femente tracks 189 producers in Franciacorta, of which 15 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Franciacorta?
- Franciacorta is a wine region in Italy, taking in Curtefranca.
Franciacorta
The mettle of Franciacorta lies in its refusal to chase Champagne—limestone soils and a cool lake-moderated climate push these bottle-fermented wines toward lean, mineral precision, where dosage becomes an argument rather than a disguise.
Producers in Franciacorta
- Coronea — undiscovered
- Monogram — distinction
- Camilucci — distinction
- Le Terre — undiscovered
- 1701 Franciacorta — honest
- La Manèga — honest
- Borgo Antico San Vitale — undiscovered
- Castelveder — honest
- Terre Ducco — undiscovered
- Priore — honest
- Vini La Valle — honest
- La Fiòca — honest
- Castello di Bornato — undiscovered
- Barboglio de Gaioncelli — honest
- Lantieri de Paratico — distinction
- Marzaghe — honest
- Montedelma — honest
- Majolini — distinction
- Bosio — honest
- Quadra — distinction
- Bélon du Bélon — honest
- Ziliani — undiscovered
- Clarabella — honest
- Barbisoni — undiscovered
- Antica Fratta — distinction
- Fratus — undiscovered
- Contadi Castaldi — distinction
- Guido Berlucchi — distinction
- Le Marchesine — distinction
- Lovera — honest
- Bellavista — distinction
- Spensierata — honest
- Corte Bianca — distinction
- Mantì — honest
- Rizzini — honest
- Filippo Bianchi — undiscovered
- La Costa di Ome — undiscovered
- Santa Lucia — distinction
- I Barisèi — honest
- Tenuta Martinelli — honest
- Terra delle Abbazie — undiscovered
- Carlotta — undiscovered
- Gralò — undiscovered
- Vinea Ventis — undiscovered
- Distillerie Franciacorta — undiscovered
- Ca’ d’Or — honest
- Massussi — honest
- Bardelloni — undiscovered
- Monte Alto — honest
- Barbalonga — honest
- Antica Volta — undiscovered
- Corbellini — undiscovered
- Solouva — undiscovered
- La Corte e Il Sogno — undiscovered
- Terre d'Aenòr — honest
- Cascina San Lorenzo — undiscovered
- La Valle (IT) — undiscovered
- Silvano Zanetti — undiscovered
- Centinari — honest
- Monzio Compagnoni — distinction
- Ferghettina — distinction
- Poggio delle Vigne — undiscovered
- Solive — honest
- Mosnel — distinction
- Le Quattro Terre — honest
- Monte Rossa — distinction
- Cola — honest
- Villa Elisa — undiscovered
- Pian del Maggio — undiscovered
- Vigneti Cenci — distinction
- Enrico Gatti — distinction
- Villa Giuliana — undiscovered
- Derbusco Cives — honest
- La Scuderia — honest
- Riva di Franciacorta — honest
- Le Cantorie — honest
- Turra — honest
- Corte Alle Stelle — undiscovered