Millesimato

Italian · vintage

Millesimato is Italian for vintage; Franciacorta Millesimato needs at least 85% wine of the stated year and at least 30 months on lees.1

The 85% share follows the EU vintage rule.2 In Franciacorta, Millesimato and Riserva are sub-categories of the three wine types; the base minimum is 24 months on lees for Satèn, rising to 30 for Millesimato.3,1 The word is used elsewhere too: Prosecco DOC Rosé must carry 'Millesimato' and the vintage.4,5 Champagne is stricter: a vintage Champagne needs 100% of grapes from the stated year.6 In Trento DOC, vintage-dated wines need 24 months.7 See vintage and Franciacorta.

See also

Vintage (millésime)StylesFranciacortaRegionsvintage yearGlossaryRiservaGlossary

Sources

  1. Associazione Italiana Sommelier (reproduction of the official disciplinare). Disciplinare di produzione della DOCG Franciacorta (text as amended by DM 7.05.2024, GU n. 114 of 17.05.2024), reproduced by AIS (2024-05-17)
  2. legislation.gov.uk (copy of EU OJ text). Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33, Article 49 (vintage year), original version as adopted (2018-10-17)
  3. AIS (reproduction of MASAF disciplinare). Disciplinare di produzione DOCG Franciacorta (last mod. DM 07.05.2024, GU 114 17.05.2024) (2024-05-07)
  4. AIS (reproduction of MASAF disciplinare). Disciplinare di produzione DOC Prosecco (consolidated text, last mod. DM 19.06.2023, GURI n.148 27.06.2023) (2023-06-19)
  5. Consorzio di Tutela della DOC Prosecco. Prosecco DOC Rosé technical sheet (2024-02)
  6. DGCCRF (Ministère de l'Économie). Champagne : connaître le langage des étiquettes (2025-12-16)
  7. Camera di Commercio di Trento (control body). Disciplinare di produzione DOC Trento (last amended 30.11.2011) (2011-11-30)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19