Spumante Cuvée Imperiale Satèn Franciacorta DOCG - Berlucchi

GRAPES 100% Chardonnay, coming from the most suitable vineyards of the 19 municipalities of Franciacorta. SURRENDER 9,500 kg of grapes per hectare, with a must yield of 60%, equivalent to 7,600 bottles per hectare. WINEMAKING Soft and progressive pressing of the bunches with fractionation of the musts; alcoholic fermentation in steel vats. MATURATION Preparation of the cuvée in the spring following the harvest. Second fermentation in the bottle and subsequent refinement in contact with its own yeasts for at least 24 months, followed by another 2 months after disgorgement. The lower overpressure in the bottle (5 final atmospheres), characteristic of the Satèn type, gives elegant creaminess. DOSAGE Brut. FORMATS 750 ml bottle. ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS: VISUAL APPEARANCE Soft and creamy foam. Good persistence of a faint crown; subtle and continuous perlage. ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS: COLOR Intense straw yellow.