Description
The Franciacorta Brut Saten of Cascina San Pietro is a perfect example of bubbles coming from Franciacorta, one of the most important Italian areas for the production of bubbles. Saten is a creation of the Franciacorta consisting of a sparkling wine obtained exclusively from Chardonnay white grapes but kept at a lower pressure than four atmospheres instead of six.

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Serve at:
06 - 08 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years

- Start up year: 2001
- Oenologist: Alessandro Santini
- Bottles produced: 400.000
- Hectares: 6
Plants, aged 15 years, are cultivated at Guyot with an acreage of 4,000 - 5,500 strains. The vineyards of the Azienda Agricola Cascina San Pietro are handled in measure 214, a specific program implemented to reduce the environmental impact. Read more


Name | Cascina San Pietro Franciacorta Brut Saten |
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Type | White brut |
Denomination | Franciacorta DOCG |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lombardy |
Vendor | Cascina San Pietro |
Origin | Calino di Cazzago San Martino - Brescia |
Soil composition | The vineyards are reared on Morenica composition salts. |
Yield per hectare | 10,000 kg |
Harvest | Manual |
Wine making | Winemaking requires that the grapes arrive in the cellar in a maximum of 2 hours. The soft grape pressing of the whole grape is used for the Franciacorta only the first flowering must. Following the abolition of the must at 14 ° C and the static decantation in the tank for 18/24 hours, then fermentation at controlled temperature in steel and part in small Barriques with selected yeasts. After some transfer of the base wine, stabilization is carried out with a slight clarification and cold stabilizing filtration. |
Aging | In the springtime, the Cuvée is created using the wines refined in barriques and some refined Frenchcorta base wines in steel. The overall stay on yeasts reaches 36 months of average and this allows wine to get a great deal of complexity. The final dosage is Brut with 7 grams of sugar per liter. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |