Il Mosnel Franciacorta Brut s.a. DOCG

Data sheet

Product

Il Mosnel Franciacorta brut

Classification

brut DOCG

Denomination

DOCG

Tipology

Sparkling wine

Provenance

Italia

Production area

Lombardia

Production area (municipality)

Passirano

Grape variety

60 % Chardonnay, 30 % Pinot Bianco, 10% Pinot Nero

Type of soil

Level and slightly undulating terrain in loose morainic soils of medium fertility, with medium-deep gravel-pebble mixture

Vineyards

Larga Cani, Mosnel, Camilì and Tesa

System of cultivation

Spurred cordon

Type of harvest

Hand picking into small boxes

Harvest Time

Between the end of August and the first decade of September

Yield per hectare

80 q.ls/ha

Yield in wine

52 hl/ha

First year of production

1979

Bottles produced annually

10.000 Demi bottles, 130.000 bottles, 6.000 magnums

Winemaking

The clusters are gently pressed in a pneumatic press, and the first and second fractions are kept separate. After a 12-hour gravity settling at 13°C, the must is inoculated with cultured yeasts and the wine ferments, part at controlled temperatures in stainless steel, part (30%) in small oak barrels, and then goes through malolactic fermentation. The cuvée is assembled in March, the liqueur

Aging of wine

The tiered-up bottles remain in our 17th-century cellars for 24 months before riddling. The sediment is then removed and they are given the Brut-style liqueur d’expedition, then corked and wired. This Franciacorta then rests in the bottle a further two years before release

Alcohol

12,50% vol.

Bottle

0,75 l.

Perfume

Fragrant and mineral nose, peach blossom and jasmine

Flavor

Rich with savory notes and tropical that weave up to a final stretch that closes on notes of almond, hazelnut and coffee