Grapes
Chardonnay (80%), Pinot Nero (10%), Pinot Bianco (10%)
Origin
Mix of vocational units in the Franciacorta
Cultivation systems
Guyot, Casarsa
Plant density
3000-5000 vines per hectare
Yield
95 quintals of grapes per hectare
Wine yield
60% or 57 HL per hectare
Average age of vines
18 years
Harvest period
Late August, early September
Soft pressing
Cold settling
Inoculation with selected yeast
Fermentation of 20 days in stainless steel AISI 316
Partial malolactic fermentation
First ageing
7 months, partly in steel and partly in barriques
Stabilisation
Cold static
Bottling (draft)
May
Ageing on the lees
From 20 to 26 months
Disgorgement
From December
Ageing after disgorgement
3 – 4 month
379 kr
