Franciacorta Dosaggio Zero Riserva 2016 - 1701 FRANCIACORTA

TYPE Franciacorta Riserva DOCG

PRODUCTION AREA Cazzago San Martino (Brescia)

VARIETY Chardonnay 90%, Pinot Nero 10%

SOIL TYPE Deep moraine: sandy loamy, abundant skeleton, sub-acid

AGE OF VINES 11-16 years

VINIFICATION First fermentation on indigenous yeasts, partly in steel tanks and partly in third-passage oak barrels.

TRAINING SYSTEM Guyot unilateral

COLOR Bright yellow crossed by chains of fine bubbles.

BOUQUET Vegetable attack of lemon balm and lemon leaf, summer pear, apple, kiwi, white melon and medlar. Nuances of mimosa alternate with fresh almond, then orange and grapefruit.

TASTE Creamy, fairly balanced and of medium structure.

NOTES The production of 1701 Vintage is limited edition, because this Franciacorta is the result of a patient and scrupulous selection of the best Chardonnay and Pinot Noir harvested in the Brolo and Collina vineyards. Only the best of grapes and only in the best years.

AGING 72 months on the lees