Franciacorta Brut

Description

Ferghettina Franciacorta Brut is the product of a region highly suited to the production of sparkling wines. Franciacorta is renowned for its extraordinary climatic conditions that favor vine cultivation. For centuries, wine has been produced here with excellent quality, bordering on excellence. Franciacorta is a wine-growing region wedged between the southern end of Lake Iseo and the province of Brescia. The ideal microclimate is due to the mitigating effect of the lake, which favors adequate temperature ranges between day and night. The soils have a mixed composition of clay and limestone. The presence of the latter favors the production of grapes that then yield a product characterized by high minerality and flavorfulness. Ferghettina Franciacorta Brut from the eponymous winery is born in this unique setting. The blend is composed of 95% Chardonnay and 5% Pinot Noir grapes. The harvest begins around mid-August with handpicking of the grapes into crates to avoid premature cracking. During the soft pressing, great care is taken to separate the free-run must from the second-pressing must. The free-run must will be used to produce Ferghettina Franciacorta Brut. The alcoholic fermentation of the musts from the two batches of grapes will take place separately until spring. At this time, after a series of tastings, the cuvée will be formed. The stay on the lees will last approximately 30 months, at the end of which the disgorging and the dosing of sugars will take place to obtain the Brut typology.

Details

Perlage

Fine and persistent.

Perfume

Ranges from hints of hazelnut and ripe fruit to scent of white flowers and vanilla.

Color

Straw yellow with greenish reflections.

Taste

Very ample and persistent together with a pleasant smoothness.

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 Brut
Type	White brut
Denomination	Franciacorta DOCG
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	12.5% by volume
Grape varieties	95% Chardonnay, 5% Pinot Nero
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Vendor	Ferghettina
Origin	Franciacorta (Province of Brescia)
Wine making	Produced from grapes carefully selected after a traditional alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature.
Aging	The base wine is re-fermented in the bottle where it ages for at least 24 months before disgorging. After this, the wine further ages before being marketed.
Allergens	Contains sulphites