Vintage Collection Dosage Zèro Franciacorta 2018 Magnum - Cà del Bosco

NAME Franciacorta Millesimato. GRAPE VARIETIES Chardonnay 65%, Pinot Bianco 13%, Pinot Nero 22%. VINEYARDS OF ORIGIN 18 Chardonnay vineyards, with an average age of 32 years, located in the municipalities of Erbusco, Adro, Cazzago San Martino, Corte Franca and Passirano. 3 Pinot Bianco vineyards planted an average of 28 years ago located in the municipality of Passirano. 7 Pinot Nero vineyards planted an average of 30 years ago located in the municipalities of Erbusco and Passirano. HARVEST PERIOD Third decade of August 2016. AVERAGE YIELD PER HECTARE 8,000 kilograms of grapes, equivalent to 3,440 liters of wine obtained from free-run must only (wine yield: 43%). VINIFICATION The Franciacorta Vintage Collections are the result of a careful selection of the grapes and a skilful vinification conducted in full compliance with the Ca 'del Bosco Method. The grapes, freshly picked by hand in small boxes, are classified and cooled. Each bunch is selected by expert eyes and hands, to then benefit from the exclusive "terme degli acini". A particular system of washing and hydromassage of the bunches, through three soaking tanks and a drying tunnel. After pressing in the absence of oxygen, all the musts of the base wines 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. After 7 months from the harvest, the cuvée is created. The Vintage Collection Dosage Zéro 2016 is the result of a skilful combination of 28 base wines of Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco and Pinot Nero that give the finished product a particular profile, pure and sincere, the result of the best expression of the terroir and of the man who he sensed the character and the potential. 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 oxidative shocks and further additions of sulphites, making our Franciacortas purer, more pleasant and longer-lived. Finally, each packaged bottle is uniquely marked, to guarantee its traceability. DRAFT April 2017. AGING ON YEASTS Average duration 48 months. DOSAGE AT THE BLOSSOM No addition of liqueur - “Dosage Zéro”. ANALYTICAL DATA AT BLOSSOM Alcohol: 12.9% Vol pH: 3.08 Total Acidity: 6.10 grams / liter Volatile Acidity: 0.25 grams / liter. SULPHITES Total Sulfur Dioxide less than 58 milligrams / liter (maximum legal limit: 185 milligrams / liter).