Wine Makers Import LLC
Wine Makers Import LLC
Product Details
La Montina Franciacorta Rose Extra Brut
This Rosé is obtained mainly from Pinot Noir grapes, harvested in our vineyards whose history and quality are traditionally consolidated. The classic soft pressing and ther ight maceration time on the skins give this wine its strength, complexity, and persistence.Chardonnay completes the blend to achieve perfect balance. It has soft and abundant bubbles;the marked notes of berries and ripe fruit areenhanced on the nose. On the palate it is full,round and with good body.
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Price: $34.00
- Category: Sparkling / Sweet / Champagne
- Origin: Italy
- Region: lombardia
- Winery: La Montina
Description
DENOMINATION Franciacorta Rosé DOCG
GRAPES VARIETY85% Pinot Nero - 15% Chardonnay
VINEYARDElevation: 200 - 250 s.l.m.Soil: SandyTraining system: guyot
Plant density: 5.500 piante/HaYield per hectare: 80 q.li/Ha
HARVESTStrictly manual, the grapes are placed in boxes weighingmaximum 17kg. Usually carried out within the secondhalf of August, with the selection of the grapes both inthe vineyard and through sorting in the cellar.
VINIFICATIONThe grapes are delicately pressed with pneumatic lungpresses with soft squeezing and separation of the must.The first alcoholic fermentation takes place in steel tankswith constant temperature control. The 15% of theChardonnay is refined in wood, until the spring followingthe harvest, when the tirage or bottling takes place forthe second fermentation in the bottle with subsequentrefinement on the yeasts.