• Monte Rossa Franciacorta Cabochon Millesimato Brut 2016
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Monte Rossa Lombardy Franciacorta

Monte Rossa

Monte Rossa Franciacorta Cabochon Millesimato Brut 2016

White brut

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Monte Rossa Lombardy Franciacorta
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Denomination Franciacorta DOCG
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 12.5% by volume
Area Lombardy (Italy)
Grape varieties 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Nero
Aging Over 54 months.
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Awards

  • 2016

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    Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.

  • 2016

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    This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.

  • 2016

    3

    One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.

  • 2016

    4

    Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide

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Perlage

Perlage

Fine and persistent perlage.

Perfume

Perfume

The nose reveals hints of hazelnut, pastries, sultanas, light coffee and toasted notes.

Color

Color

Golden yellow.

Taste

Taste

On the palate it is a full and generous wine of great complexity, balanced with an acidic and salty finish characterised by notes of exotic fruit.

Serve at:

06 - 08 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Charmat Method Sparkling Wines

Producer
Monte Rossa
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1972
  • Oenologist: Ferrari Cesare
  • Bottles produced: 500.000
  • Hectares: 70
The Monte Rossa Winery has its home in a 17th century country villa, on a hill overlooking the village of Bornato.

It is surrounded by 50 hectares of beautiful vineyards.

Founded in 1972, after many years of carefully selecting vines and grape varieties, the Monte Rossa winery is specialised in the production of Franciacorta wine and is generally acclaimed as one of the most prestigious in the area. Read more
Production area: Lombardy
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Name Monte Rossa Franciacorta Cabochon Millesimato Brut 2016
Type White brut
Denomination Franciacorta DOCG
Vintage 2016
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 12.5% by volume
Grape varieties 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Nero
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Vendor Monte Rossa
Origin Moraine hills of the municipalities of Bornato, Brescia
Climate The Monte Rossa hill is part of the crown of hills to the south of Lake Iseo that mark the beginning of the subalpine zone and separate the lake from the Po Valley. The vineyards are therefore located in the area of the pass of air currents that develop due to thermal exchange between the Po Valley and Lake Iseo.
Soil composition Glacial moraine.
Cultivation system Spurred cordon at 70 cm from the ground, Guyot.
Plants per hectare 5,000.
Yield per hectare Max 8,500kg/hl.
Harvest In the vineyard with manual harvesting in boxes.
Wine making Soft pressing of the grapes with selection of the best part of the grapes for no more than 48% of the yield. Each cru is vinified in purity. Fermentation in 250 litre oak barrels between September and February.
Aging Over 54 months.
Allergens Contains sulphites