Franciacorta Brut Saten 2021

Description

Contadi Castaldi creates the most authentic and elegant version of its Franciacorta from its Chardonnay, where it's not strength or sugar that provides smoothness, but the raw material. The 2019 harvest brought to the cellar a perfect raw material for our Satèn: a plentiful grape, with a very linear ripening, which allowed for the rediscovery of exceptional balances of depth and roundness, not seen in previous years. We managed this harvest carefully, especially in terms of alcohol content and the development of certain aromas, managing to preserve and guarantee the delicate, refined floral notes that will characterize the sensory profile of this cuvée. The 2019 Satèn is elegance in wine form, with its subtle refinement, at the forefront of Contadi Castaldi's philosophy and its interpretation of the terroir. (Gian Luca Uccelli - Winemaker and General Manager of Contadi Castaldi)

Details

Perlage

Fine and persistent perlage.

Perfume

The nose is fresh and elegant, with clean aromas of hawthorn, bread crust, balsamic notes, nuances of rennet apple, dried figs and peanuts.

Color

Straw yellow.

Taste

Soft in the mouth, but not sweet, it has a fresh and pleasant flavour. The finish is long and decisive, with a very pleasant taste.

Serve at:

06 - 08 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Producer

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

Lombardy

Technical Sheet

Name	Contadi Castaldi Franciacorta Brut Saten 2021
Type	White brut
Denomination	Franciacorta DOCG
Vintage	2021
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	12.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Chardonnay
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Vendor	Contadi Castaldi
Story	Our wine labels, with their black background and fluorescent lettering, are the emblem of Contadi Castaldi. A winery that has chosen to narrate itself with contemporary language, where innovation is not just research and study, but a deliberately convivial and dynamic "state of mind". The name of each wine has an accent and each accent has a colour. Orange, which has characterised Satèn for several years with the intention of conveying topicality to the brand, now becomes a foil. It is enriched with a precious material, a useful element to decree the value of this wine, a leading vintage in Franciacorta.
Origin	Fornace Biasca, Adro (Brescia)
Cultivation system	Guyot, Casarsa system and Spurred cordon.
Plants per hectare	3,000-5,000
Yield per hectare	100 q.
Harvest	Late August, early September.
Fermentation	20 days.
Wine making	Simple pressing. Cold static decantation. Inoculation with selected yeasts. Fermentation for 20 days in stainless steel. Partially malolactic fermentation.
Aging	7 months, partly in steel and partly in barrique. 30-36 months on the lees. 3-4 months after disgorgement. Cold static stabilisation.
Allergens	Contains sulphites