Ca' del Bosco - Vintage Collection Satèn Millesimato 2019
Vintage Collection Satèn
Femininity. Smooth, lush, ripe, soft, round. Remember the enchanting sensuality that distinguishes the woman you have in your heart. One of those wines that make the senses vibrate. Vintage Collection Satèn, the femininity and elegance of silk, is a special interpretation of a Franciacorta: the harmonious marriage between sun and white grapes. And a little secret: during the draft, the phase in which sugars and yeasts are added to start the second fermentation in the bottle, a smaller quantity of sugar is added to the Satèn. Finally, a long period of refinement enhances a soft elegance in every single bottle. Delicious as an aperitif, it is an excellent conversation wine.
NAME
Franciacorta Satèn Millesimato.
GRAPE VARIETY
Chardonnay 85%, Pinot Blanc 15%.
VINEYARDS OF ORIGIN
16 Chardonnay vineyards with an average age of 31 years, located in the municipalities of Erbusco, Adro, Cazzago San Martino, Corte Franca and Passirano.
2 Pinot Bianco vineyards with an average age of 27 years, located in the Municipality of Passirano.
HARVEST TIME
Second ten days of August 2015.
AVERAGE YIELD PER HECTARE
8,200 kilograms of grapes, equivalent to 3,530 liters of wine (yield in wine: 43%).
WINEMAKING
The Franciacorta Vintage Collection are the result of a careful selection of grapes and skilful vinification conducted in full compliance with the Ca' del Bosco Method. The grapes, freshly harvested by hand in small boxes, are classified and cooled.
Each bunch is selected by expert eyes and hands, to then benefit from exclusive "berry spas". A particular washing and hydromassage system for the bunches, using 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 maximum aromatic complexity and expressive power, without losing elegance, the barrel aging lasts only 5 months. A pair of flying tanks allows the wines to be transferred by gravity, from small barrels to aging tanks. 7 months after the harvest, the cuvée is created. The Vintage Collection Satèn 2015 is the result of a skilful union of 18 base wines of Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. The addition of sugars in smaller quantities than other Franciacortas gives it creaminess and a particular profile, elegant and soft, further strengthened by long refinement in the bottle. Dégorgement occurs in the absence of oxygen, using a system unique in the world, designed and patented by Ca' del Bosco. This avoids oxidative shock and further additions of sulphites, making our Franciacorta purer, more pleasant and longer-lived. Finally, each packaged bottle is uniquely marked to ensure traceability.
AGING ON YEASTS
Average duration 48 months.
DOSAGE AT DISGORGING
Sugar intake equal to 0.5 grams/litre.
ANALYTICAL DATA AT DISGORGING
Alcohol: 12.8% Vol; pH: 3.08; Total Acidity: 6.00 grams/litre; Volatile Acidity: 0.35 grams/litre.
SULPHITES
Total sulfur dioxide less than 51 milligrams/litre (maximum legal limit: 185 milligrams/litre).
