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Wine Description
The Story
VINEYARDS OF ORIGIN: The Riserva 33 is an "assemblage of assemblage": the wine base before the second fermentation is in fact composed of 33% of the base wine for saten, milledì and extra brut.. This wine is made of grapes from about 40 different vineyards located in 8 municipalities of Franciacorta.
WINEMAKING: The whole grapes are pressed with a pneumatic press, gently extracting the juice. During vinification, the must is separated into two fractions: free-run must, which has the best quality characteristics and is used for the production of Franciacorta, and second-pressing must, which is not destined for bottling. Alcoholic fermentation is carried out in stainless steel tanks at an constant temperature of 16-18 °C. The base wine rests in vats until the spring following the harvest.
NOTES: Golden yellow colour. Fine and persistent perlage. The wine aroma is dense and elegant and has hints of candied and ripe fruits.
BLEND: 100% Chardonnay
ALTITUDE: 250 m.a.s.l.
HARVEST PERIOD: Mid-August with manual harvest
FORM OF FARMING: Guyot planting with 5,000 vines per hectare
PRODUCTION PER HECTARE: 90/95 quintals
AGING: 84 months
DOSAGE: Zero gr/l
FIRST VINTAGE PRODUCED: 2004
NUMBER OF BOTTLES PRODUCED: 8.000 liters
