Grape Variety: Chardonnay/Pinot Nero
Alcohol content:13%Vol
Vinification: Pinot Nero: exclusively from wines made in harvest year 2018
Chardonnay: 15% from 2017 reserve wines and the remaining 7%from 2018 wines.
Cuvée Prestige Rosé is obtained from the separate fermentation of Pinot Nero and Chardonnay grapes. As soon as the grapes are picked, using small cases, they are graded and chilled. Each bunch is selected by experienced eyes before visiting our “berry spa”, an exclusive bunch washing and jet spray system that incorporates three soaking vats and a drying tunnel. The Pinot Nero grapes are transported over the vat where the berries are separated from the stems and fall in by force of gravity. Maceration with brief skin contact lasts 24-36 hours, just enough to obtain the special delicate pink hue that makes Franciacorta Rosé such a distinctive wine in the bottle. Later, the must is separated from the skins to be fermented in small oak casks and steel tanks at controlled temperatures. The Chardonnay grapes are vinified in the traditional manner, with whole-bunch pressing. The best fractions of the must ferment separately in vats. After seven months of maturation, the magic ritual of blending the cuvée from the Pinot Nero and Chardonnay wines is carried out. The cuvée is then bottled and aged for an average of 30 months on the lees in underground cellars at a constant temperature of 12℃. Disgorgement takes place in the absence of oxygen using a unique system designed and patented by Ca'del Bosco.The procedure avoids oxidative stress or the need for additional sulphites, making Ca'del Bosco Franciacortas purer, more appealing and longer lived. Finally, every bottle is given an individual marking to ensure its traceability.
Dosage at disgorgement.
Extra Brut: Equivalent to 0.5 grams of sugar per litreMaturation sur lies for an average of 30 months.
Colour: At sight it appears a beautiful salmon pink.
Bouquet: The nose expresses delicate floral notes of rose and peony and fruity notes on the nuances of pomegranate and strawberry.
Taste: The taste recalls the fruity notes perceived on the nose, it is fresh and delicate.
Ca'del Bosco Cuvée Prestige Rosé Edizione 43 Franciacorta DOCG
Designation
Franciacorta Rosé. Grape varieties Pinot Noir 80%, Chardonnay 20%. Vineyards of provenance 12 Pinot Noir vineyards planted an average of 31 years ago located in the municipalities of Erbusco, Adro and Passirano. 4 Chardonnay vineyards planted an average of 26 years ago located in the municipalities of Erbusco, Cazzago San Martino, Iseo and Passirano.
Vinification
Cuvée Prestige Rosé is obtained from the separate fermentation of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes. As soon as the grapes are picked, using small cases, they are graded and chilled. Each bunch is selected by experienced eyes before visiting our 'berry spa', an exclusive bunch washing and jet spray system that incorporates three soaking vats and a drying tunnel. The Pinot Noir grapes are transported over the vat where the berries are separated from the stems and fall in by force of gravity. Maceration with brief skin contact lasts 24-36 hours, just enough to obtain the special delicate pink hue that makes Francicorta Rosé such a distinctive wine in the bottle. Later, the must is separated from the skins to be fermented in small oak casks and steel tanks at controlled temperatures. The Chardonnay grapes are vinified in the traditional manner, with whole-bunch pressing. The best fractions of the must ferment separately in vats. After 7 months of maturation, the magic ritual of blending the cuvée from the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines is carried out. The cuvée is then bottled and aged for an average of 30 months on the lees in underground cellars at a constant temperature of 12 Celcius degrees. Disgorgement takes place in the absence of oxygen using a unique system designed and patented by Ca'del Bosco. The procedure avoids oxidative stress or the need for additional sulphites, making Ca'del Bosco Franciacortas purer, more appealing and longer lived. Finally, every bottle is given an individual marking to ensure its traceability.
Dosage at disgorgement
Extra Brut: Equivalent to 0.5 grams of sugar per litre.
Analytical data at disgorgement Alcohol 12.5 % Vol; pH 3.07; Total Acidity 5.80 grams/litre; Volatile Acidity 0.31 grams/litre.
Sulphites
Total Sulphur Dioxide less than 46 milligrams/litre (maximum legal limit: 185 milligrams/litre).