FRANCIACORTA - Cuvée Prestige Rosé

Franciacorta.

Pinot Nero 75%, Chardonnay 25%.

From 24 vineyards.

31 years.

Last week of August, first days of September.

7,000 kilos / 4,500 liters.

Cuvée Prestige Rosé is made by separately vinifying Pinot Nero and Chardonnay grapes. Once removed from their stalks the Pinot Nero grapes are gravity-transferred into vats and briefly macerated for 24 to 48 hours: just long enough to “capture the moment”, creating that special, delicate shade of pink that distinguishes Franciacorta Rosé when bottled. Afterwards the must, separated from the peels, ferments in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. The Chardonnay grapes are instead vinified the traditional way: after the bunches are pressed whole, the various portions of must are fermented separately in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. After 8 months of refinement the “magic rite” of cuvée creation begins, blending the Pinot Nero and Chardonnay base wines. The Cuvée Rosé thus created is bottled and aged on yeasts in underground cellars at a constant temperature of 12°C.

April of every year.

For an average period of 36 months.

12.5 milliliters of liqueur per bottle.

Alcohol 12.5% Vol.; pH 3.07; Total acidity 6.20 grams/liter; Volatile acidity 0.38 gram/liter.