FRANCIACORTA BERLUCCHI '61 BRUT

GRAPES

Chardonnay (90%) and Pinot Noir (10%), coming from the most suitable vineyards of the 19 municipalities of Franciacorta.

SURRENDER

9,000 kg of grapes per hectare, with a must yield of 55%, equivalent to 6,600 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.

DOSAGE

Brut.

FORMATS

Bottle 750 ml, demi 375 ml, magnum 1.5 l, Jeroboam 3 l, Mathusalem 6 l, Balthazar 12 l, Nabuchodonosor 15 l.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS: VISUAL APPEARANCE

Soft foam, with good persistence of a faint crown; subtle and continuous perlage.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS: COLOR

Straw yellow with greenish reflections.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS: FRAGRANCE

Fresh, rich, elegant, discreetly persistent, with notes of white pulp fruits and citrus scents.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS: TASTE

The taste reveals notable freshness and pleasant acidity; it is soft and balanced, with a pleasant citrus sensation in the finish.

COMBINATIONS

It is a wine recommended as an aperitif throughout a meal and goes excellently with some typical dishes of Franciacorta, from casoncelli (stuffed ravioli) to lake fish (perch and char). He knows how to enhance, without ever overpowering them, the flavors of dishes, whether they are based on rice and pasta rather than white meats or fresh and medium-aged cheeses.

SERVICE TEMPERATURE

6 – 8 °C.