Ca Del Bosco Vintage Collection Brut 2016 Cl 75

Character.

Among the Franciacorta wines of Ca ‘del Bosco, it is the one that best manages to express the character of the territory and the peculiarities that celebrate each vintage. The trend of climatic phenomena always writes unpredictable stories. And in the end there is the product of love between man and the earth. Since 1978 the Brut Millesimato was born only in quality harvests. The result of careful vinification, but above all of a long aging which enhances its characteristics: four years of permanence in contact with the yeasts. An unmistakable, structured, full, intense and persistent Franciacorta. A wine for important occasions, special with haute cuisine fish dishes.

Vintage Collection Brut 2012
Name
Franciacorta Millesimato.
Variety of grapes
Chardonnay 55%, Pinot Blanc 15%, Pinot Noir 30%.
Vineyards of origin
16 vineyards in Chardonnay, with an average age of 33 years, located in the Municipalities
of Erbusco, Adro, Cazzago San Martino, Corte Franca and Passirano.
2 Pinot Bianco vineyards, with an average age of 25 years, located in the Municipality
of Passirano.
6 Pinot Noir vineyards, with an average age of 23 years, located in the Municipalities of Erbusco
and Passirano.
Harvest period
Second ten days of August 2012.
Average yield per hectare
7,400 kilograms of grapes, equivalent to 3,200 liters of wine (yield in wine: 43%).
Vinification
The Franciacorta Vintage Collection are the result of a careful selection of the grapes
and a skilful vinification conducted in full compliance with the Ca ‘del Method
Bosco. The grapes, freshly picked by hand in small boxes, are classified
and cool. Each bunch is selected by expert eyes and hands, then on
benefit from exclusive « terme degli acini ». A particular washing system
and hydromassage of the bunches, through three soaking tanks and a tunnel of
drying. After pressing in the absence of oxygen, all the musts of the base wines
they ferment in small oak barrels. To seek maximum complexity
aromatic and expressive power, without losing elegance, the barrel elevage has
lasting only 5 months. A pair of flying tanks allows the transfer of the
wines by gravity, from small barrels to aging tanks. Spent 7 months
from the harvest the cuvée is created. The Vintage Collection
Brut 2012 is the result of a skilful union of 24 Chardonnay base wines,
Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir which give the finished product a particular
profile, rich and complex. The greater percentage of Pinot Noir gives it
power and nobility, further strengthened by a long refinement in the bottle.
The dégorgement takes place in the absence of oxygen, using a system unique to
world, conceived and patented by Ca ‘del Bosco. This avoids oxidative shocks
and further additions of sulphites, making our Franciacorta purer, more
pleasant and more long-lived. Finally, each packaged bottle is marked in
univocal way, to guarantee its traceability.
draft
March 2013.
Aging on the lees
Average duration 48 months.
Disgorgement dosage
Sugar intake equal to 1 grams / liter.
Disgorgement analytical data
Alcohol: 12.5% ​​Vol; pH: 3.00; Total acidity: 6.10 grams / liter;
Volatile Acidity: 0.34 grams / liter.
Sulfites
Total sulfur dioxide less than 59 milligrams / liter
(maximum legal limit: 185 milligrams / liter).