Description
An extremely elegant wine, with a soft, creamy bubble but true to our style of highlighting the peculiarities of Chardonnay in our terroir.
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Details
Serve at:
06 - 08 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years

Pairings
Starters
Fish
Shellfish
Cheese
White fish
Producer
Corte Fusia
From this winery
- Oenologist: Daniele Gentile
- Hectares: 7
Daniele Gentile and Gigi Nembrini, the territory of Mount Orphan and passion for a wine: Franciacorta DOCG, in all its variations. All this is Corte Fusia, a young Franciacorta wine reality.
Winemaker the first and final year student in Agronomy the second, after several experiences they gathered their paths giving birth to the idea of feeling part of the territory through wine. With the utmost respec in the vineyard as well as in the winery. Read more
Winemaker the first and final year student in Agronomy the second, after several experiences they gathered their paths giving birth to the idea of feeling part of the territory through wine. With the utmost respec in the vineyard as well as in the winery. Read more


Name | Corte Fusia Franciacorta Saten |
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Type | White green brut |
Denomination | Franciacorta DOCG |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
Grape varieties | 90% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Bianco |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lombardy |
Vendor | Corte Fusia |
Origin | Cologne, Coccaglio and Rovato |
Soil composition | Fluvioglacial soils and terraced colluvia of medium fertility, with medium-deep gravel-pebble mixture. |
Cultivation system | Spurred cordon and Guyot. |
Yield per hectare | 95 q. |
Harvest | Hand picking into small boxes (max 18 kg each), in the mid/late August. |
Wine making | The clusters are gently pressed in a pneumatic press, and the first and second fractions are kept separate. After a 12-hour gravity settling at 13 °C, the must is inoculated with cultured yeasts. The wine conseguently ferments at controlled temperatures in stainless steel. The cuvée is assembled in March, the liqueur di tirage added and the bottles capped, and the bottles are laid down for the prise de mousse. |
Aging | The tiered-up bottles remain for minimum 30months before riddling. The sediment is consequently removed and the same wine is added as dosage to the bottles. Tirage: the spring following the harves |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |