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Franciacorta Flashcards

1
Q

Location

A

Lombradia, NOrth Italy

2900 ha, 17 communes

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2
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Climate

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warm continental
breezes from Lake d’Iseo
North winds from Alps

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3
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Status

A

DOC 1967
DOCG 1995
-Franciacorta DOCG

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4
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Grapes

A 
Chardonnay - 80%
Pinor Nero, (noir) - 15%
Pinot Bianco (blanc) - 5%
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5
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Styles

A

non-vintage
vintage -> millesimato
saten - blanc de blancs
rose - up to 25% pinot noir

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6
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Planting

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2900ha
100-500m
-above 550m not allowed
4500 plants / ha

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7
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Soil

A 
Sand
sandstone
gravel
limestone
--well draining
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8
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Training

A

older -> pergola

newer -> guyot, cordon

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9
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Yield

A

10 tonnes / ha

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10
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Harvest

A

hand only

min. alc 9.5%

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11
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Pressing amounts

A

65L / 100kg

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12
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Rose production

A

short extract of pinot nero

blending allowed

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13
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Millesimato

A

85% of base from vintage

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14
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First fermentation

A

tank, or cask

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15
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Reserve wines

A

Can be held for future

Sold as still wine

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16
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Second fermentation

A

in bottle
to 5-6 atm
saten 5 atm

17
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Finishing, maturation

A

NV - 18 months in bottle, total age 25 months after harvest
rose , saten - 24 months bottle, 25 before release
millesimato - 30 months bottle, 37 before release
Riserva - 60 months bottle, 67 before release

18
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Disgorge, bottle

A

by hand or machine

bottled in glass in the area

19
Q

Styles / Dosage

A 
NV, rose
- bruto natural, extra brut, brut, extra dry, dry, demi-sec
saten
- extra brut only
millesimato
- bruto natural, extra brut, brut, extra dry
reserva
- bruto natural, extra brut
20
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Market

A 
110 producers, mostly estates
13 million bottles
80% consumed domestically
export markets
- USA, UK, Germany, Holland, Belgium
21
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Top Companies

A

Guido Berlucchi
Bellavista (Gruppo Terra Moretti)
Ca Del Bosco
Contadi Castaldi (Gruppo Terra Moretti)

unit 5 (11 decks)

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