M�rke: Lenza Franciacorta

FRANCIACORTA CREMANT - Lenza

RECOGNITION: d.p.r. 1967 - Controlled Denomination of Origin d.p.r. 1995 - Controlled and Guaranteed Denomination of Origin.

PRODUCTION AREA: Franciacorta - Monte Orfano, village of Coccaglio.

LAND: Soils of limestone bedrock, medium stratification, alkaline reaction, high presence of rocky outcrops, slopes between 25 and 45%.

CULTIVATION: Simple pergola on terraces with single rows aligned in the horizontal levels of the mountains.

CLIMATE: Relatively mild winters and warm dry summers, good daily temperature ranges.

USED VINEYARD: Chardonnay 100%.

GRAPE HARVEST: Manual. Advance of the physiological ripening to censure an high acid level.

WINE-MAKING: Pressing at low pressures, fractionation of musts and fermentation in purity with selected yeasts and thermal management. Bio-natural stabilization of the basis.

SPARKLE-DEVELOPING: Second fermentation in the bottle at low temperatures with selected yeasts.

REFINEMENT OF YEAST: 24 months at least.

ORGANOLEPTIC PROFILE: Straw-coloured with greenish tints. Bold yeast-scent. Full flavour, savoury, soft and harmonic.

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12,5 % vol.

COMBINATIONS: Excellent aperitif. Table wine. Great with baked pasta, risotto and fish courses.

TEMPERATURE: 8° C.