PRODUCTION AREA:
Production area: Franciacorta
Docg, morainic hills of the municipalities
Bornato, Brescia, Cellatica, Erbusco,
Monterotondo, Provaglio, Provezze,
Cologne, Passirano, Adro.
CRUs:
15 crus spread over 70 hectares of vineyards
strategically distributed on the
territory of Franciacorta.
SOIL STRUCTURE:
Glacial moraine in the hilly area
Monte Rossa, plus some land
sandy and clayey.
VINES USED:
mostly Chardonnay with a
sprinkle of Pinot Noir.
CUVÉE:
87.5% wines obtained from our best
cru, 12.5% ??reserve wine.
TRAINING SYSTEM:
Spurred cordon 70 cm from the ground,
guyot.
PLANT SIXTH:
2x1m
PLANT DENSITY:
5,000 plants/ha
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINES:
12 years.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VINEYARD PRODUCTION CHARACTERISTICS
AVERAGE GRAPE YIELD PER HECTARE:
max.: 95 quintals per hectare.
SELECTION OF GRAPES:
in the vineyard with manual harvesting in boxes.
VINIFICATION:
soft pressing of the grapes with
selection of the best part of the grapes
for no more than 55% of the yield.
Each cru is vinified alone.
FERMENTATION:
56% in steel vats at temperature
controlled and 44% in oak barrels.
AGING IN THE BOTTLE:
over 24 months.
PRODUCTION:
35,000 bottles of lt. 0.75.
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