WINES | THE CLASSICS
Franciacorta Opera Rosè DOCG
“Elegance wears pink”
GRAPES
50% CHARDONNAY
50% PINOT NOIR
SOIL: Glacial moraine soil in the hilly area
TRAINING SYSTEM: Guyot for Chardonnay, spurred cordon for Pinot Noir
PLANTING DENSITY: 5,500 vines/ha
AVERAGE VINE AGE: 10 years
HARVEST: Manual harvesting of the bunches into crates. First and second ten days of August
YIELD PER HECTARE: 95 ql/ha
VINIFICATION: Soft pressing of the whole grapes; Pinot Noir is vinified as a rosé, leaving the skins in contact with the must for a few hours. First fermentation in temperature-controlled steel tanks at 14/16 °C. Part of the Chardonnay ferments and matures in medium-toast French oak barriques for seven months.
BOTTLE AGEING: At least 24 months
DOSAGE: Barrel-aged Chardonnay, sugar 3.5 g/L
FIRST VINTAGE PRODUCED: 2011
TASTING NOTES: Pink colour. Fragrance reminiscent of cherry and red berry fruits. Pronounced savouriness. Fine, persistent perlage
Gambero Rosso: 2 Glasses
Veronelli: 88/100
Vinibuoni d’Italia: 3 Stars
Vini Plus: ****
Merum: ♥
Wine Enthusiast: 92/100
Falstaff: 91/100
The Champagne&sparkling wine world championships: Gold
| Item | Code | Disposal |
| Bottle | GL 71 | glass collection |
| Cork stopper | FOR 51 | dedicated collection |
| Capsule | C/ALU 90 | aluminium collection |
| Cage | FE 40 | glass and cans collection |
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Every Franciacorta
tells a story
From vineyard to glass, every bottle holds months of waiting, precise gestures and a story that keeps evolving over time.
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