Vino Spumante di Qualità (VSQ) – Metodo Classico sparkling wine
Grape variety:
Pinot Noir
Production area:
foothills of Casteggio
Soil:
lime/clay
Orientation of the vineyards:
NE-NW
Altitude of the vineyards:
140-200 m AMSL
Training system:
simple Guyot
Average age of the vines:
16 years
Vine density:
5,000 vines per hectare
Yield:
1-1.2 kg per vine
Harvest:
the grapes are hand-harvested in 17 kg boxes, carefully selecting the best ones. We pick the grapes early in the morning in order to press them at a natural cool temperature.
Vinification:
the grapes are gently pressed. The free-run must is then naturally clarified. Alcoholic fermentation at 13-15 °C. Natural clarification and stabilisation during the winter at a controlled low temperature.
Ageing:
tirage is done in the spring following the harvest. Secondary fermentation in the bottle at 16 °C. 22-month ageing on the lees.
Sight:
straw yellow colour with golden highlights. Visible and persistent perlage.
Nose:
fragrant and vibrant, with notes of balsamic white flowers and mineral hints.
Palate:
pleasant and well-balanced, with a bright acidity and mineral overtones in the long finish.
Vintage:
2020
Date of harvest:
August 23rd 2020
Date of tirage:
April 27th 2021
Date of disgorging:
February 2023
2020 production:
9,540 bottles (0,75 l). Also available in magnum format (300 bottles).
Notes on the 2020 vintage
warm vintage, with moderate rainfall during the growing season. A year of abundant production with an excellent ripening of the grapes.
Analytical data:
– alcohol: 12.55% vol
– acidity: 6.9 g/l
– residual sugar: 3.5 g/l
– sulphites: 85 mg/l
– pressure: 5 bar
First vintage:
2010