DENOMINATION<br />Franciacorta Riserva.<br /><br />GRAPE VARIETY<br />100% pure Pinot Noir.<br /><br />VINEYARDS OF ORIGIN<br />3 Pinot Noir vineyards on the 'Belvedere' estate, located in the Municipality of Iseo, at an altitude of 466 metres above sea level, on the hills bordering the lake to the south.<br /><br />AVERAGE YIELD PER HECTARE<br />6,400 kilograms of grapes, equivalent to 3,200 litres of wine (wine yield: 50%).<br /><br />VINIFICATION AND PROCESSING<br />The Vintage Collection Dosage Zéro Noir is the result of careful selection of the Pinot Noir grapes, first in the vineyard and then in the cellar, and of skilful vinification carried<br />out with full respect for our know-how. The grapes, freshly harvested by hand in small crates, are traced by vineyard of origin and cooled. Each bunch is selected by expert<br />eyes and hands. The berry has a colourless pulp but a black skin: in order to create the base for Dosage Zero Noir, it is essential that the juice, the must extracted remains<br />white or slightly pink. This is why pressing is carried out strictly at low pressure, so that the skin remains intact and does not lose its colour. The must thus obtained<br />ferments in small oak barrels. In order to seek maximum aromatic complexity and expressive power, without losing elegance, the elevage in barrels lasts only 5 months. A<br />pair of flying tanks allows the wine to be transferred by gravity from the small barrels to the ageing tanks. Six months after the harvest, the three base wines from the three<br />vineyards of origin are blended so that the proportion between delicacy, nervousness, vinosity and aroma is optimal. The Pinot Noir imparts its complex aromas of red fruits<br />to the wine and gives it body, persistence in the mouth and longevity. The magic of its terroir, combined with the skills of the men, have resulted in a wine of exceptional<br />purity. To reach its maximum qualitative expression and to develop the characteristic aromatic profile that makes it unique, 8 years of ageing are required. A Franciacorta<br />rightly ennobled by the 'Riserva' classification. The dégorgement takes place in the absence of oxygen, using a unique system invented and patented by Ca' del Bosco.<br />This avoids oxidative shocks and further additions of sulphites. It makes our Franciacorta wines purer, more pleasant and longer-lived. So that this 'blanc de noir' can<br />express itself with great personality and convey the typicality of the terroir from which it was born, we have chosen not to add any liqueur at disgorgement. Each packaged<br />bottle is uniquely marked to ensure traceability.<br /><br />AGEING ON THE LEES<br />8 years and 5 months.<br /><br />DOSAGE AT DISGORGEMENT<br />No addition of liqueur.<br /><br />ANALYTICAL DATA AT BOTTLING<br />Alcohol 12.5% vol.; pH 3.10; Total acidity 6.00 grams/litre; Volatile acidity 0.26 grams/litre.<br /><br />SULPHITES<br />Total sulphur dioxide less than 51 milligrams/litre (maximum legal limit: 185 milligrams/litre).<br />
Price
€96.80
