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Wine Description
The Story
Chardonnay (90%) and Pinot Noir (10%). Minimum 18 months on the yeast. Festive, fragrant with notes of flowers and citrus.
Wine Information
Grapes: 90% chardonnay and 10% pinot noir, grown in various communes of Franciacorta.
Yield: varies between 80-100 quintals per hectare, with a yield in must of 60%.
Vinification: gentle, gradual pressing, with quality fractioning of the must, and initial fermentation in stainless steel.
Maturation: assemblage of the cuvée in the spring following harvest, with the addition of 10% reserve wines from previous vintages. Bottled with a liqueur de tirage of 24 g/l sugar and cultured yeasts. Maturation sur lie for a minimum of 18 months, followed by an additional 2 months following disgorgement.
Style: Brut.
size available: half bottle (375ml), Standard bottle (750 ml), Magnum (1.5 l), Jeroboam (3.0 l), Methuselah (6.0 l), and Nebuchadnezzar (15.0 l).
SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS
appearance: soft, generous mousse, with a leisurely bead of pinpoint bubbles.
colour: straw yellow, with subtle greenish highlights. Bouquet: rich and long-lingering, with floral and fruit notes, and subtle fragrances of yeast and fresh-baked bread.
palate: full bodied, cleanly delineated lines, with delicious, emphatic notes of fruit and a fine acidity.
serving suggestion: enjoy this sparkling by itself as an aperitif, as well as with a wide range of antipasti, and with dishes featuring fish, rice, pasta, lighter meats, full-flavoured fish, and fresh cheeses.
servingtemperature: 8 °C.
ANALYTICAL DATA
Alcohol 12.5%, residual sugar 8 g/l, total acidity 7 g/l, total dry extract 20 g/l, pH 3.15
