• Lo Sparviere Franciacorta Brut Millesimato 2018
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Lo Sparviere Lombardy Franciacorta

Lo Sparviere

Lo Sparviere Franciacorta Brut Millesimato 2018

White organic brut

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  • Lo Sparviere Franciacorta Brut Millesimato 2018
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Lo Sparviere Lombardy Franciacorta
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Denomination Franciacorta DOCG
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 12.5% by volume
Area Lombardy (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Chardonnay
Aging Bottle-ageing sur lie: 48 months.
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Description

Lo Sparviere Franciacorta Brut Millesimato (vintage-dated) is produced exclusively from Chardonnay grapes grown in Lo Sparviere’s historic estate vineyards in the municipalities of Monticelli and Provaglio d'Iseo. Its clay-silt soils impart a pronounced minerality, resulting in a wine that exhibits an admirable marriage of complexity and elegance, with a crisp, dry palate that offers fine fruit and earthy minerality.

Awards

  • 2018

    2

    This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.

  • 2018

    88

    /100

    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.

  • 2018

    90

    /100

    Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.

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Details

Perlage

Perlage

Long-lingering, of fine, pin-point bubbles.

Profumo

Perfume

The biscuity initial impression gradually yields to smooth notes of acacia honey, candied fruit, and beeswax.

Colore

Color

Bright, straw yellow.

Gusto

Taste

Crisp, well balanced, and subtly citrusy. Impressive length.

Serve at:

06 - 08 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Charmat Method Sparkling Wines

Pairings

Aperitif wine or throughout the meal. Delicious with elaborate first courses, such as baked pastas and very creamy risottos; outstanding with raw seafood.

Starters
Pasta
Fish
Cheese
White fish

Producer
Lo Sparviere
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1974
  • Oenologist: Francesco Polastri
  • Bottles produced: 120.000
  • Hectares: 28
Azienda Agricola Lo Sparviere lies in Monticelli Brusati, in the heart of Franciacorta; a timeless place narrating a story of tradition and love for the land. Its name derives from the image of a sparrow hawk depicted over the majestic fireplace inside the manor house hall, the historic heart of the winery.

Lo Sparviere is housed in an ancient country residence dating back to the sixteenth century, owned by Mrs Monique Poncelet Gussalli Beretta, a resolute woman who was determined to recover the history and charm of this ancient corner of Franciacorta. Read more
Production area: Lombardy
Lombardy
Lo Sparviere

Name Lo Sparviere Franciacorta Brut Millesimato 2018
Type White organic brut
Denomination Franciacorta DOCG
Vintage 2018
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 12.5% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Chardonnay
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Vendor Lo Sparviere
Origin Monticelli Brusati (BS)
Climate Altitude and Exposure: 180 m. a.s.l. - South.
Soil composition Reddish clay-silt.
Yield per hectare 8,000kg/h
Harvest Between last 10 days of August and first 10 days of September. Quality selection of grapes in vineyard, hand-picked into small boxes.
Fermentation temperature 16 °C
Wine making Gentle pressing of the clusters, to obtain a yield of only 60%, the free-run must. Cold settling, for 24-36 hours at 10 °C, extracts and preserves the grapes’ varietal aromas. Fermentation at around 16 °C, followed by a 6-month maturation on the fine lees in steel. Depending on the vintage, malolactic fermentation of some of the base wines that will form the cuvée de tirage.
Aging Bottle-ageing sur lie: 48 months.
Total acidity 6.5 gr/L
PH 3.15
Residual sugar 8.0 gr/L
Allergens Contains sulphites