Features
Name:
Franciacorta Rosé DOCG
Terrain:
marine sedimentary rocks, i.e. limestone, marlstone and sandstone
Cellar
"Contadi Castaldi": this name encapsulates the long history of Franciacorta, its municipalities and their vocation for exceptional agriculture. In the 1500s, the heyday of the Venetian Republic, Franciacorta produced food and wine destined for the tables of princes, kings and rich merchants. The splendid Venice was the market of choice for Franciacorta to make its wines known. In the Middle Ages, the 'contadi' were the counties of Franciacorta, small territorial units renamed for excellent agricultural production. The 'castaldi' were the lords of the counties who were entrusted with the government of the lands.
Franciacorta is the area in which the Contadi winery and vineyards reside, a land intricately devoted to wine.
If one looks at the bottles resting inside the tunnels, the round symbol is a visual representation of the particular bottom of the bottles destined for Franciacorta, while the second sign reproduces the shape of the void created in the interspaces of the stacks. A juxtaposition that, by referring to the double name of the winery, draws attention to the value of the natural and slow development of CO2 to reach, through a fine and persistent perlage, the deepest and broadest nuances of taste.
Description
It has a beautiful coral pink colour, very luminous, with a fine and persistent perlage. An original Franciacorta with a modern style, thanks to a skilful use of pinot noir grapes.
Organoleptic characteristics:
The nose has clear notes of wild berries, fresh rose petals, nuances of apple and tropical fruit. In the mouth it is structured, crisp and lively, savoury and sensorially rhythmic. The finish is long and well-balanced.
Storage time:
0-2 years
Vinification
Soft pressing after cold maceration for about 3/4 hours (17/18°C). Cold static decantation. Inoculation with selected yeasts. Fermentation for 20 days in stainless steel. Malolactic fermentation carried out partially
Acknowledgements
James Suckling 90/100
Robert Parker 90/100
Veronelli 88/100
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