Monte Rossa
Franciacorta Cabochon Stellato Brut 2012
| Denomination | Franciacorta DOCG |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Area | Lombardy (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Nero |
| Aging | 9 years old. |
| Year | 2012 |
| Product name | Franciacorta Cabochon Stellato Brut 2012 |
| Color | Yellow with green reflections. |
| Perfume | An extremely generous wine with very elegant aromas expressed in a fine sequence: honey, lime, bergamot, spices, especially cinnamon, yellow fruit, mango and apricot; hints of coffee. |
| Taste | A wine of great elegance on the palate with beautiful freshness balanced by hints of evolution. A wine of great longevity. |
| Pairings | Ideal for fish dishes, cheese. |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Country | Italy |
Description
Brut white Franciacorta DOCG, 12.5% ABV, produced by Monte Rossa. Blend: 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir, 2012 vintage. A Franciacorta that celebrates the history and passion of Monte Rossa, with a fine, persistent perlage and a bouquet of complex aromas. An extremely generous wine with very elegant aromas that express themselves in a beautiful sequence: honey, lime, bergamot, spices, especially cinnamon, yellow fruit, mango, and apricot; hints of coffee. On the palate, it presents a wine of great elegance with a lovely freshness balanced by hints of evolution. A wine with great longevity.
Details
Perlage
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
06 - 08 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Pairings
- Start up year: 1972
- Oenologist: Emanuele Rabotti
- Bottles produced: 500.000
- Hectares: 70
The history of Monte Rossa is starred by strategically winning decisions such as being first to abandon still wines to search for excellence in Franciacorta, or the determination to invest in technology, or again the continuous research and experimentation distinguishing this winery.
Today the Monte Rossa Company manages 70 hectars of vineyards. The different locations of cru on plots with different exposition contribute to increase the aromatic richness of grapes in such a way to make up very rich cuvée under the frame and complexity aspect. The Company production is 500.000 bottles approx. per year. Read more
| Name | Monte Rossa Franciacorta Cabochon Stellato Brut 2012 |
|---|---|
| Type | White brut |
| Denomination | Franciacorta DOCG |
| Vintage | 2012 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Nero |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Vendor | Monte Rossa |
| Origin | Morainic hills of Bornato, Brescia |
| Climate | The Monte Rossa hill is part of the crown of hills south of Lake Iseo that mark the beginning of the subalpine zone and separate the lake from the Po valley. The vineyards are therefore located in the area of the pass of air currents that develop due to thermal exchange between the plain and Lake Iseo. |
| Soil composition | Glacial moraine. |
| Cultivation system | Spurred cordon at 70 cm from the ground, Guyot. |
| Plants per hectare | 5000 |
| Yield per hectare | 85 q. (maximum). |
| Harvest | In the vineyard with manual harvesting in boxes. |
| Wine making | Soft pressing of the grapes with selection of the best part of the grapes for no more than 48% of the yield. Each cru is vinified in purity. Fermentation: in 250-litre oak barrels between September and February. |
| Aging | 9 years old. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |