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Selezione 2011

Franciacorta - Brut Vintage 2011
Name

D.O.C.G.

Production area

Franciacorta, from vineyards owned in Villa Franciacorta

Grapes

78% Chardonnay, 23% Pinot Noir

Vineyard

Total controlled grassing. Natural organic fertilization. Biological pest control

Terrain characteristics

Medium-hilly soil, mainly clayey and marly with natural endowment of minerals and microelements. South-Southeast exposure.

Harvest

A rather early harvest allows to obtain a product of the right gradation and acidity, preserving the floral and fruity scents. Collected strictly by hand in cassettes, with sorting of grapes on the vine and in the cellar.

Particle vinification

Every single parcel of the 26 properties is vinified separately

Vinification and ageing

Soft pressing of whole grapes with pneumatic presses. Natural cold sedimentation. The first alcoholic fermentation, carried out by native yeasts, takes place in French oak barrels, where it will remain there for 8 months with the fine lees and fermentation yeasts with battonage operations until bottling (tirage) in the spring following the year of harvest. Longer stay on the lees in harvest with frequent pumping over

Quantities and formats

Bottle 0,75 l

Sugars

5,0 gr/lt.

Tasting notes

Produced only in the best vintages , Villa Selezione Brut is a wine of great refinement, structure and elegance. Fruity, mineral and lysate notes are released on the nose; the taste is intense, complex and articulate. Good structure and balance, the prolonged aftertaste reflects the promised sensations.

Optimal drinking period

If perfectly preserved, the product can be tasted after years from dégorgement being capable of increasing complexity and long and positive evolution over time.

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