NAME
Franciacorta Riserva.

VARIETY OF GRAPES
100% pure Pinot Noir.

VINEYARDS OF ORIGIN
3 Pinot Noir vineyards in the “Belvedere” estate, located in the Municipality of Iseo, at an altitude of 466 meters above sea level, on the hills that delimit the lake to the south.

TIME OF HARVEST
September 3, 2010.

AVERAGE YIELD PER HECTARE
7,300 kilograms of grapes, equivalent to 3,650 liters of wine (wine yield: 50%).

VINIFICATION AND ELABORATION
The Vintage Collection Dosage Zéro Noir comes from a careful selection of Pinot Noir grapes first in the vineyard then in the cellar and from a skilful vinification conducted in full respect of our savoir-faire. The grapes, just picked a
hand in small boxes, are traced to the vineyard of origin and cooled.
Each bunch is selected by expert eyes and hands. The a has the pulp in but the black skin: to create the base of Dos Zero Noir it is essential that the juice, the extracted must can be removed white or slightly pink.
This is why the pressing takes place strictly at low pressure, so that the peel is intact and does not lose color. The musts thus obtained ferment
in small oak barrels. To seek the maximum aromatic complexity and expressive power, without losing elegance, the barrel elevation has a duration of only 5 months. A pair of floating tanks allows the decanting of wines by gravity, from small barrels to aging tanks. Six months after the harvest, the three base wines, coming from the three, are mixed and assembled
vineyards of origin, so that the proportion between delicacy, nervousness, vinosity and aroma is optimal. Pinot Noir gives the wine its complex aromas of
red fruits and body, persistence in the mouth and longevity. The magic of its terroir, combined with the skills of men, have given rise to a wine of exceptional purity. To reach its maximum quality and to develop the characteristic aromatic profile that makes it unique, it takes 8 years of refinement. A Franciacorta rightly ennobled by the “Riserva” classification. The dégorgement takes place in the absence of oxygen, using a unique system in the world, designed and patented by Ca 'del Bosco. This avoids shock
oxidatives and further additions of sulphites. It makes our Franciacortas purer, more pleasant and longer-lived. So that this "blanc de noir" can be expressed with
great personality and transmits the typicality of the terroir from which it was born, we have chosen not to add any liquor to the disgorgement. Each packaged bottle is uniquely marked, to ensure traceability
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