Cascina San Pietro
Franciacorta Brut
| Denomination | DOCG Franciacorta Brut |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Area | Lombardy (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
| Aging | Aged on fine lees for at least 30 months |
- Metodo Classico DOCG: Blanc de Blancs from 100% Chardonnay, 12.5% vol, 0.75 l bottle
- Aged on the lees: minimum 30 months to achieve creaminess and aromatic complexity
- Aromas: notes of citrus, green apple, white flowers, brioche and almond, with a slight woody hint
- Perlage and colour: bright straw yellow, soft mousse, fine and persistent bubbles
- Pairings and serving: ideal as an aperitif, with fish and shellfish; serve at 6–8 °C
Description
What kind of wine it is
Cascina San Pietro Franciacorta Brut is a refined Lombard Traditional Method sparkling wine, a pure expression of Chardonnay. It displays a bright straw yellow colour, enhanced by a fine and persistent perlage and an enveloping mousse. The bouquet combines notes of green apple, citrus fruits and white flowers with subtle hints of bread crust, almond and wood. On the palate, it reveals a pleasant creaminess, finishing with a long and persistent savoury-mineral aftertaste.
Where it comes from
This sparkling wine originates in Calino, at the heart of the renowned Franciacorta region. The vineyards cultivated by Cascina San Pietro rest on characteristic moraine soil, essential for giving the wine its typical freshness and solid structure. The microclimate of this area allows the Chardonnay to ripen perfectly, developing an intense aromatic profile deeply linked to the geological features of the location.
How it is produced
The grapes are subjected to a rigorous manual harvest in small crates, followed by gentle pressing to obtain only the free-run must. After fermentation in stainless steel, the blend is created in spring. As required by the Traditional Method, the prise de mousse in bottle is followed by a slow ageing on the lees for at least thirty months, a process that enhances the wine's complexity and defines its Brut character.
History and Curiosities
Located in Calino di Cazzago San Martino, the Cascina San Pietro winery has been producing an elegant Franciacorta DOCG since 2001, capable of enhancing the essence of the Brescia region. This refined Blanc de Blancs is made from 100% Chardonnay grapes, hand-picked with great care, using only the free-run must to ensure maximum purity. Thanks to skilful vinification according to the traditional method, the wine rests for a slow 30-month maturation on the lees. The result is a brilliant and enveloping sparkling wine, combining mineral freshness with a persistent creaminess.
Tasting notes
Perlage
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
06 - 08 °C
Longevity:
03 - 05 years
- Start up year: 2001
- Oenologist: Alessandro Santini
- Bottles produced: 45.000
- Hectares: 6
The viticulture, already present during roman ages in our lands, laid, especially in the lower middle-ages (1001 – 1321) , the basis to rich the modern and specialised grapes cultivation now well-known. The "Cascina San Pietro" farmhouse, is located in "Calino", hamlet of "Cazzago San Martino", in the District called "Franciacorta".
The farmhouse start to makes wine from his own grapes in 2001 after restoration of the old farm rebuilded by the PECIS family and occupied since 1970 by the Trici, a very large family, that tilled as a share-cropper the vineyard of an old noble family owner. The vineyard stretches for six hectares (14.826 acres) tilled by Giuseppe Pecis with the maximum respect of environment and the grapes biological cycle in order to get genuine and unadulterated wine, according to territorial characteristics. Read more
| Name | Cascina San Pietro Franciacorta Brut |
|---|---|
| Type | White brut |
| Denomination | Franciacorta DOCG |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Vendor | Cascina San Pietro |
| Story | History and Curiosities Located in Calino di Cazzago San Martino, the Cascina San Pietro winery has been producing an elegant Franciacorta DOCG since 2001, capable of enhancing the essence of the Brescia region. This refined Blanc de Blancs is made from 100% Chardonnay grapes, hand-picked with great care, using only the free-run must to ensure maximum purity. Thanks to skilful vinification according to the traditional method, the wine rests for a slow 30-month maturation on the lees. The result is a brilliant and enveloping sparkling wine, combining mineral freshness with a persistent creaminess. |
| Origin | Calino di Cazzago San Martino (Brescia) |
| Soil composition | Morainic soil |
| Yield per hectare | 10,000 kg per hectare |
| Fermentation | About 30 months |
| Production technique | Traditional method (bottle fermentation) |
| Wine making | Manual harvesting; gentle whole bunch pressing using only the free-run juice from the first pressing; cooling of the must to 14°C and static settling for 18–24 hours; temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel with selected yeasts; rackings, light clarification and filtration, cold stabilisation; blending of the cuvée in spring; secondary fermentation in bottle and ageing on fine lees for about 30 months. |
| Aging | Aged on fine lees for at least 30 months |
| Residual sugar | 7.0 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |