• Contadi Castaldi Franciacorta Blanc Extra Brut 2020
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Contadi Castaldi Lombardy Franciacorta

Contadi Castaldi

Franciacorta Blanc Extra Brut 2020

White extra brut

  • Contadi Castaldi Franciacorta Blanc Extra Brut 2020
  • Contadi Castaldi Franciacorta Blanc Extra Brut 2020
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Contadi Castaldi Lombardy Franciacorta
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Denomination Franciacorta DOCG
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 12.5% by volume
Area Lombardy (Italy)
Grape varieties 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Bianco
Aging At least 30 months.
Year 2020
Product name Franciacorta Blanc Extra Brut 2020
Perfume Intertwining of impalpable chalkiness, puffs of powder, yellow citrus, almond, salt, broom and honeysuckle.
Taste Full structure in a paradigm of unprecedented rationality, nerve centre of freshness and pungent minerality. The gracefulness of the sip is the unmistakable stylistic feature, of which the biting vertical development in an author's palate is surprising.
Region Lombardy
Country Italy
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Description

Franciacorta DOCG Blanc Extra Brut, 12.5% ABV, produced by Contadi Castaldi, 2020 vintage. Blend of 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Bianco. A Franciacorta that expresses the refinement of the terroir, with a dynamic perlage and a complex bouquet. Soft pressing, cold static decantation, fermentation in stainless steel for 20 days, and aging for at least 30 months. Interweavings of impalpable chalkiness, puffs of face powder, yellow citrus, almond, salt, broom, and honeysuckle. Full-bodied with a pungent minerality.

Awards

  • 2020

    5

    Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.

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Perlage

Perlage

Dynamic perlage.

Profumo

Perfume

Intertwining of impalpable chalkiness, puffs of powder, yellow citrus, almond, salt, broom and honeysuckle.

Gusto

Taste

Full structure in a paradigm of unprecedented rationality, nerve centre of freshness and pungent minerality. The gracefulness of the sip is the unmistakable stylistic feature, of which the biting vertical development in an author's palate is surprising.

Serve at:

06 - 08 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Charmat Method Sparkling Wines

Pairings

Starters
Fish
Shellfish
Cheese

Producer
Contadi Castaldi
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1987
  • Oenologist: Gian Luca Uccelli
  • Bottles produced: 1.600.000
  • Hectares: 174
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. Read more
Production area: Lombardy
Lombardy
Contadi Castaldi

Name Contadi Castaldi Franciacorta Blanc Extra Brut 2020
Type White extra brut
Denomination Franciacorta DOCG
Vintage 2020
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 12.5% by volume
Grape varieties 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Bianco
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Vendor Contadi Castaldi
Cultivation system Guyot, Casarsa, spurred cordon, Sylvoz.
Plants per hectare Guyot 5000 vines/ha - Casarsa 2500 vines/ha - Cordon spur 5000 vines/ha - Sylvoz 3000 vines/ha.
Yield per hectare (100 q.
Harvest Started on 14 August and finished on 30 August.
Wine making Soft pressing. Cold static settling. Inoculation with selected yeasts. Fermentation for 20 days in stainless steel.
Aging At least 30 months.
Allergens Contains sulphites