Contadi Castaldi Franciacorta Dosaggio Zero 2014

Contadi Castaldi Franciacorta Dosaggio Zero 2014

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Lombardy - Italy
White pas dosé

How to serve

Serve at:

06 - 08°C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Glass:
Charmat Method Sparkling Wines
Contadi Castaldi Franciacorta Dosaggio Zero 2014

Bouquet

It has a very precise flavour, complex bouquet, with hints of grapefruit, blackcurrant, and walnut hull, and unusual traces of laurel and green tobacco.

Flavour

Modulated and sharp-flavoured, structured and full-bodied, fast-paced, it has a long and pleasantly persistent finish.

Pairing

Pasta
Fish
Shellfish

Features

Name Contadi Castaldi Franciacorta Dosaggio Zero 2014
Type White pas dosé
Classification DOCG Franciacorta dosaggio zero
Year 2014
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 12.50% by volume
Grape varieties 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Nero
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Origin Fornace Biasca - Adro (BS)
Soil composition Morainic soil.
Cultivation system Guyot, Casarsa
No. plants per hectare 3000 - 5000 vines per hectare
Yield per hectare 95 quintals of grape per hectare
Harvest Late august, early September.
Fermentation period 20 days.
Vinification Soft pressing. Cold settling Inoculation with selected yeast. Fermentation of 20 days in stainless steel. Partial malolactic fermentation
Ageing First ageing: 7 months, partly in steel and partly in barrique. Ageing on the lees: from 36 to 40 months. Ageing after disgorgement: 6 months.
Production year 26,000 bottles
Allergens Contains sulphites

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Vintage

Bibenda
 
5 bunches of grapes - An excellent wine 2014
Gambero Rosso
 
3 red glasses - Absolutely superb. Only 305 out of 18000. 2014
Robert Parker
92/100 
2014
xtraWine
95/100 
2014
James Suckling
91/100 
2013
Veronelli
 
3 red stars - An excellent wine 2012
Vitae AIS
 
3 vines - An excellent wine 2012
Wine Spectator
89/100 
2012
Vinous
89/100 
2011
Veronelli
 
3 red stars - An excellent wine 2009
Veronelli
 
3 red stars - An excellent wine 2008
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