Franciacorta Riserva 33 Pas Dosé 2017

Description

Ferghettina Franciacorta Riserva 33 Pas Dosè is an excellent sparkling wine with the DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita) label, produced in the Andro area, in the province of Brescia. It is made using the Guyot training system, using only Chardonnay vines, planted on clay and limestone soil. This type of soil gives the sparkling wine a mineral aftertaste. The producer is the Ferghettina winery, founded by Roberto Gatti around 1990 and based on his passion for viticulture, which developed at a young age and was fueled by experience. The first Franciacorta wines were produced in 1992, and from that moment on, the company began to grow steadily, acquiring land and standing out on the wine market with products of excellent quality. This wine is harvested in mid-August. The grapes are first picked by hand, carefully selected to ensure only the finest bunches reach the cellar, and then gently pressed with a press. Its distinctive feature lies in the fact that the musts are separated. Only the "fiore" must, the highest quality, is used to produce Franciacorta. Alcoholic fermentation then takes place in steel tanks at 16°-18°, followed by bottling. Once in the bottles, this Franciacorta is left to age for a full 80 months on the leave for perfect maturation. Only then is it ready for consumption.

Details

Perlage

Fine and persistent.

Perfume

Delicate scents of medlar, curry, pistachio, breadcrumbs, pyro powder and flowers define the olfactory structure.

Color

Gold yellow.

Taste

Tasty texture, defined by fruity and fragrant notes enveloped in a lively citrus fruitiness. Harmonious and elegant finish.

Serve at:

06 - 08 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Producer

Producer

Ferghettina

From this winery

• Start up year: 1991
• Oenologist: Roberto, Matteo e Laura Gatti
• Bottles produced: 500.000
• Hectares: 200

Our winery owes everything to Roberto Gatti’s initiative, intuition and foresight. Roberto was born in Cazzago San Martino in 1953, to a family of farmers and vine-growers, but soon moved to Erbusco, in the heart of Franciacorta.?In his youth he worked for a local farm with his father, and later on his own as the manager of the wine cellar and vineyards, for another well-known winery within the area.

He worked there for more than 20 years, mastering the viticulture of Franciacorta and the most modern winemaking techniques. In 1991, he and his wife Andreina took over the management of four hectares of land and a real estate located in Erbusco, where they soon created a wine cellar. After the harvest of 1991, Roberto presented his first two wines: a Terre di Franciacorta red wine and a white one.

Ferghettina was born, taking down the name of the area where the winery was built. The following year Roberto produced his first Franciacorta, a brut that’s still the strongest suit of the winery. Since then, Ferghettina has expanded significantly. As Roberto was held in high esteem in Franciacorta, he rented many plots of land to plant vines according to high-quality standards of viticulture.

Nowadays, we run 200 hectars of vineyards located in 11 municipalities of Franciacorta, conforming to organic farming principles, in order to exploit the resources of the different soils as fully as possible, to enhance the quality of our wines. Ferghettina is a family matter: everything is managed by Roberto and Andreina, with the help of their children Laura and Matteo, both graduated in oenology, and of a large number of employees and partners. Read more

Lombardy

Technical Sheet

Name	Ferghettina Franciacorta Riserva 33 Pas Dose 2017
Type	White pas dosé
Denomination	Franciacorta DOCG
Vintage	2017
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	12.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Chardonnay
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Vendor	Ferghettina
Origin	Adro (Brescia)
Climate	Altitude: 250 m. a.s.l.
Cultivation system	Guyot
Plants per hectare	5,000
Yield per hectare	9,000-9,500 kg/hectare
Harvest	By hand, in mid-August.
Fermentation temperature	16 8 °C
Wine making	The whole grapes are pressed with a pneumatic press, gently extracting the juice. During vinification, the must is separated into two fractions: the first must, which has the best quality juice used to produce Franciacorta, and the second-press juice, which is not intended for bottling. Alcoholic fermentation occurs in stainless steel tanks at a constant temperature of 16 8°C. The base wine rests in vats until the spring following the harvest.
Aging	80 months on the lees.
Allergens	Contains sulphites