Franciacorta Brut Satèn, Il Mosnel

FRANCIACORTA BRUT SATÈN 

D.O.C.G.

Alcohol

12,5 % vol

Component grape varieties and percentages

100 % Chardonnay

Year first produced

1996

Average annual production

43.900 bottles – 1.190 Magnum – 200 Jeroboam

Vineyard location and exposure

In our estate vineyards in the commune of Passirano, at the foot of the Monterotondo and Fantecolo hills, with east-southeast exposure

Soil profile

Level and slightly undulating terrain in loose morainic soils of medium fertility, with medium-deep gravel-pebble mixture

Vineyard names

Larga Cani, Mosnel, Camilì, and Tesa

Training system

Spurred cordon

Yield per hectare

80 quintals of grapes/hectare = 52 hectolitres/hectare

Harvest

Hand picking from 23 to 30 August 2010

Vinification

White-wine process, utilisation of membrane press, with separation of 1st and 2nd pressings. After 12 hours of static settling at 13°C, inoculation with cultured yeasts and cooltemperature fermentation in steel, and 40% in small barrels. Malolactic fermentation, and racking before assemblage of the Cuvée. In March the liqueur de tirage is added, the bottle receives crown cap, and is laid down to develop effervescence

Maturation, ageing

The stacked bottles rest 36 months in special areas of our 16th-century cellars before a 25-day riddling on specialised racks. They are then disgorged, given the Brut dosage, and the Champagne cork and wire muzzle. Finally, at least one further month of bottle ageing is necessary before our Franciacorta is released