PRODUCTION AREA:
Franciacorta Docg, Morainic hills
of the municipalities of Bornato, Brescia
MICROCLIMATE:
the Monte Rossa hill is part of it
of the crown of hills south of the lake
of Iseo which delimit the beginning of the
subalpine zone and separate the lake
from the Po Valley. The vineyards
they are therefore located in the pass area
of the air currents that develop
for heat exchanges between the Plain
and Lake Iseo
CRU:
Pratone, Barek, Brolo, Palo, Nespoli
SOIL STRUCTURE:
glacial moraine
VARIETIES USED:
Chardonnay 70% and Pinot Noir 30%
CUVEE:
80% wines from historic crus
and 20% reserve wine
FARMING SYSTEM:
Spurred cordon at 70 cm
from the ground, Guyot
SYSTEM SITE:
2 x 1 m
PLANT DENSITY:
5,000 plants/ha
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINES:
18 years
AVERAGE GRAPE YIELD PER HECTARE:
max 85 quintals per hectare
SELECTION OF GRAPES:
in the vineyard with manual harvesting
in cassettes
VINIFICATION:
soft pressing of grapes with
selection of the best part of
grapes for no more than 48% of the yield.
Each cru is vinified in purity
FERMENTATION:
in oak barrels
of 250 liters between September and February
AGING:
over 36 months