Franciacorta Dosaggio Zero 2019

Description

Franciacorta Dosaggio Zero, produced by Arici Andrea, a Lombardy excellence, 12.5% ABV, 2019 vintage. A Franciacorta born from the passion and dedication of Andrea Arici, who chose to produce zero-dosage wines to best express the terroir. The vineyards, located in Gussago, on the northern border of Franciacorta, enjoy a unique terroir, with active limestone that lends the wines remarkable minerality and salinity. Aged for 6 months in stainless steel on its fine lees before tirage, followed by bottle aging for at least 48 months. Dried fruit, bay leaves, chocolate, mountain hay, and stone are the notes perceived on the nose. On the palate, it is dry, bold, and precise, with a lovely freshness and liveliness and a remarkable persistence on a savory and mineral note.

Details

Perfume

Dried fruit, laurel, chocolate, mountain hay and stone.

Color

Bright golden yellow.

Taste

Dry, decisive and precise on the palate, with lovely freshness and liveliness and a marked persistence on a savoury, mineral vein.

Serve at:

06 - 08 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Producer

Producer

Arici Andrea

From this winery

The story of Colline della Stella began in the late 1990s when Andrea, in his early twenties, decided to recover some old terraced vineyards, abandoned for years, in the municipality of Gussago, the northern border of the Franciacorta appellation. The first fruits of a long and arduous work, carried out with his father Francesco, saw the light in 2002 when, from the renovated terraced vineyards, it was decided to work in the sign of Franciacorta. The terroir on which the Pinot noir and Chardonnay vines are planted has very special characteristics: perfectly draining active limestone, capable of conferring great minerality and salinity to the wines.

It was out of respect for the terroir and a strong intuition of Andrea's that it was decided to make a courageous and uncompromising choice: to produce Franciacorta exclusively without dosage. A choice of transparency that represents the true expression of the terroir; faced with such a sharp and intriguing minerality, it was decided to enhance its qualities and remain authentic, from the earth to the glass. Read more

Lombardy

Technical Sheet

Name	Arici Franciacorta Dosaggio Zero 2019
Type	White pas dosé
Denomination	Franciacorta DOCG
Vintage	2019
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	12.5% by volume
Grape varieties	80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Nero
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Vendor	Arici Andrea
Origin	Cudula
Climate	Altitude: 150 - 350 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition	Limestone of pre-alpine origin.
Cultivation system	Espalier 1.70 m by 0.9 m.
Plants per hectare	6500
Yield per hectare	60 - 80 q.
Harvest	First and second ten days of August.
Aging	6 months in stainless steel on its noble lees before draught, followed by bottle ageing for at least 48 months. Further bottle ageing after disgorgement for at least 6 months.
Allergens	Contains sulphites