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Contadi Castaldi

Contadi Castaldi Franciacorta Rosé

Rosé brut

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Denomination Franciacorta DOCG
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 12.5% by volume
Area Lombardy (Italy)
Grape varieties 65% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Nero
Aging 7 months, partly in steel and partly in barrique. 24-30 on the lees.
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    James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.

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    One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.

  • 90

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    The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.

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Perlage

Perlage

Fine and persistent perlage.

Perfume

Perfume

The nose has clear notes of wild berries, fresh rose petals, hints of apple and tropical fruit.

Color

Color

Beautiful coral pink colour, very bright.

Taste

Taste

The mouth is structured, crisp and lively, tangy and sensually upbeat. The finish is long and well balanced.

Serve at:

06 - 08 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Sparkling rosé wines

Producer
Contadi Castaldi
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1987
  • Oenologist: Gian Luca Uccelli
  • Bottles produced: 1.000.000
  • Hectares: 180
In an attractive industrial building in Franciacorta, where they made bricks from the earth, Contadi Castaldi perfected the concept of Satèn, by bringing two French canons, blanc de blanc and crémant together in one wine. The choice of only white grapes, Chardonnay and Pinot bianco, results in less pressure in the bottles, so that the froth is lighter and more abundant.

Satèn means silkiness, a sensation that transferred from touch to the palate and can be rendered with creaminess even though this doesn’t convey the freshness of Satèn Contadi Castaldi. How can we describe it? Maybe by taking a step back and staying with the expression “like silk”. Anything that is able to evoke the full-bodied lightness, the depth of thought, the princely humour that is as delicate as it is politely fickle, a graceful smile or a gesture that sows questions.

So, we're almost there. If we squeeze into a single image the impression of freshness, softness, immediacy, charging it with the absolute yellow of gold, we cannot but define what is young, who or who feels young. Satèn evokes that malice still lacking in contrasts, a free richness, the ease of wanting with joy.
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Name Contadi Castaldi Franciacorta Rosé
Type Rosé brut
Denomination Franciacorta DOCG
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 12.5% by volume
Grape varieties 65% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Nero
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Vendor Contadi Castaldi
Soil composition A particularly exposed and windy position, stony soil, moderately calcareous, excellent drainage.
Cultivation system Guyot.
Plants per hectare 5,000.
Yield per hectare 10,000 kg/h.
Harvest Late August, early September.
Wine making Soft pressing after cold (17 8 °C) maceration of about 3-4 hours. Cold settling. Inoculation with selected yeast. Fermentation of 20 days in stainless steel. Partial malolactic fermentation.
Aging 7 months, partly in steel and partly in barrique. 24-30 on the lees.
Allergens Contains sulphites