Franciacorta DOCG Extra Brut Annamaria Clementi 2005 0.75l with box - Ca' del Bosco
0.75l bottle with box.
NAME
Franciacorta Reserve.
GRAPE VARIETY
Chardonnay 55%, Pinot Blanc 25%, Pinot Noir 20%.
VINEYARDS OF ORIGIN
11 Chardonnay vineyards, with an average age of 33 years, located in the municipalities of Erbusco, Adro, Corte Franca, Iseo and Passirano. 2 Pinot Bianco vineyards, with an average age of 22 years, located in the Municipality of Passirano. 5 Pinot Noir vineyards, with an average age of 28 years, located in the municipalities of Erbusco, Iseo and Passirano.
HARVEST TIME
Last ten days of August 2005.
AVERAGE YIELD PER HECTARE
7,200 kilograms of grapes, equivalent to 2,800 liters of wine (yield in wine: 39%).
WINEMAKING
The Cuvée Annamaria Clementi is the fruit of the search for excellence, both in the vineyard and in the cellar. The base wines are obtained exclusively from very first pressing musts. The alcoholic fermentation takes place exclusively in small oak barrels, obtained from selected woods seasoned for at least 3 years. Here the wine remains on its yeasts for another 6 months, during which it undergoes malolactic fermentation. No compromise, no concession: only the wine from the best barrels, of the 18 base wines of origin, is tapped to give rise to the Cuvée Annamaria Clementi. A pair of flying tanks transfers it by gravity, from the barrels to the assembly tank. A very long refinement in contact with yeasts, which lasts for more than 7 years, determines its unique profile. An absolute Franciacorta. Dégorgement occurs in the absence of oxygen, using a system unique in the world, designed and patented by Ca' del Bosco. This avoids oxidative shock and further additions of sulphites, making our Franciacorta purer, more pleasant and longer-lived. Finally, each packaged bottle is uniquely marked to ensure traceability.
DRAFT
April 2006.
AGING ON YEASTS
Average duration of 7 years.
DOSAGE AT DISGORGING
Sugar intake equal to 1.5 grams/litre.
ANALYTICAL DATA AT DISGORGING
Alcohol 12.5% Vol.; pH 3.04; Total Acidity 6.15 grams/litre; Volatile Acidity 0.36 grams/litre.
SULPHITES
Total sulfur dioxide less than 50 milligrams/litre (maximum legal limit: 185 milligrams/litre). 2005