Berlucchi ‘61 Magnum Saten Franciacorta DOCG

Its soft elegance makes it a perfect companion for aperitifs. It is also ideal with delicate risottos and fish-based dishes. Try it with Sauris, Parma or San Daniele raw ham and not too aged cheeses.

GRAPES: 100% Chardonnay, coming from the most suitable vineyards of the 19 municipalities of Franciacorta.

HARVEST PERIOD: from the second decade of August to the first of September.

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

VINIFICATION: 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 it an elegant creaminess.

DOSAGE: Brut Satèn.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS:

VISUAL APPEARANCE: soft and creamy foam. Good persistence of a tenuous crown; subtle and continuous perlage.

COLOR: intense straw yellow.

BOUQUET: rich, elegant, varied. Hints of tropical yellow ripe fruit, which progressively concentrate and then evolve into notes of candied citrus.

TASTE: to the taste it reveals a marked acidity and sapidity, it has a great structure, a rare pleasantness to drink which ends with a long and precise finish.

PAIRING: excellent as an aperitif, it is ideal with delicate risottos and fish-based dishes. Try it with Sauris, Parma or San Daniele raw ham and not too aged cheeses.

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 6-8 ° C.

ANALYTICAL DATA INDICATIVE TO THE BLOSSOM:

Alcohol 12.5% ​​Vol. – Sugars 8.0 g / l Total acidity 6.5 g / l – pH 3.16.

FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2009