Vino Spumante di Qualità (VSQ) – Metodo Classico sparkling wine
Grape variety:
Riesling
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:
26 years
Vine density:
4,800 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 at a controlled low temperature during the winter.
Ageing:
tirage is done in the spring following the harvest. Secondary fermentation in the bottle at 16 °C. 36-month ageing on the lees.
Sight:
straw yellow colour with golden highlights. Visible and persistent perlage.
Nose:
fragrant and vibrant, with notes of white flowers and citrus, and and mineral hints.
Palate:
pleasant and well-balanced, with a bright acidity and mineral overtones in the long finish.
Vintage:
2018
Date of harvest:
August 26th 2018
Date of tirage:
June 15th 2019
Date of disgorging:
April 2022
2018 production:
811 bottles (0,75 l).
Notes on the 2018 vintage
the 2018 vintage was a cooler vintage than the 2017, with a medium-cold winter and regular spring and summer. The overall good weather conditions and the remarkable temperature variations between day and night caused an early veraison. The ripening of the grapes, while constant, has been slow, allowing a better phenolic ripeness. The harvest was abundant and showed a perfect ripeness of the grapes; it took place a few days later than the 2017 harvest.
Analytical data:
– alcohol: 12.55% vol
– acidity: 7.3 g/l
– residual sugar: 2.5 g/l
– sulphites: 85 mg/l
– pressure: 4 bar
First vintage:
2010