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

- Start up year: 1966
- Oenologist: Franco Bernabei
- Bottles produced: 565.300
- Hectares: 72
Before the eye that ranges unencumbered in all directions, a metaphysical landscape takes shape. A wondrous unfolding of hills, none blocking its neighbour, all offering a spacious spectra of colour, from yellow to indigo, in luminous waves rolling to a horizon majestically profiled with an ancient volcano, Monte Amiata, beloved of the Etruscans, he enigmatic people who at the dawn of Italic civilisation introduced vines and olives to the peninsula.
This en-lightened land lived an extraordinary moment in Italy’s history, witnessing, if only for a few moments, the dream come true of an ideal city: Siena. Siena of the 13th and 14th centuries, where nature and art crowned the creative genius of those dwelling in such favoured spaces. Read more


Name | Felsina Brut Metodo Classico |
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Type | White classic method sparkling wine brut |
Denomination | VSQ |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 12.0% by volume |
Grape varieties | 60% Sangiovese, 20% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Nero |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Vendor | Felsina |
Origin | Castelnuovo Berardenga (SI). |
Cultivation system | Guyot. |
Plants per hectare | About 5,400 vines per hectare. |
Harvest | By hand into small boxes. |
Wine making | After careful selection, the grapes are softly pressed. The must obtained is cold decanted, racked and fermented at a controlled temperature. Bottling takes place in Spring, adding sugars and selected yeasts to start the frothing process. |
Aging | After 20-22 months of fermentation and maturation, the wine is disgorged, then topped up with a liqueur d’expédition. After a further minimum of 3 months ageing, the wine is released. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |