BERLUCCHI ’61 NATURE ROSÉ
A celebration of the first Metodo Classico Franciacorta Rosé, which was naturally a Berlucchi. Made with 100% Pinot Noir, it is our vintage rosé with zero dosage. Excellent throughout a meal, it goes well with full-flavoured cold cuts as an aperitif, meat-based first courses, flavourful meats and cheeses, including mature ones.
GRAPES
Pinot Noir (100%), grown in the estate vineyards of Ragnoli, Quindicipiò, and Gaspa, all planted to a high density of 10,00 vines/hectare.
YIELD
7,500 kg of grapes/hectare, with a yield in must of 35%, equivalent to 3,500 bottles/hectare.
VINIFICATION
The whole clusters are pressed gently and slowly, yielding various fractions of must. Some Pinot Noir is given a white-wine fermentation, other lots undergo the rosé process, with a pre-cryomaceration for approx. 24 hours, followed by a gentle pressing. Fermentation is in steel, then the wine matures sur lie for 6 months. A small amount of Pinot Noir is fermented as a red and then macerates 7 days.
MATURATION
In the spring following the harvest, the cuvée is assembled, with 100% of the wine of that harvest. The final blend re-ferments in the final bottle and matures sur lie a minimum of 5 years, followed by a further 6 months’ bottle- ageing after disgorging.
STYLE
Zero dosage.
SIZES AVAILABLE
Standard bottle 750 ml.
SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS: APPEARANCE
Abundant, creamy mousse; sinuous, slender bead; and subtle, long-lingering crown at the rim.
SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS: COLOUR
Peach-blossom pink, shot through with coral.
SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS: BOUQUET
Intensely fragrant and rich, offering notes of cranberry melded with delicate citrussy impressions against a complex background of tangy mineral.
SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS: PALATE
The mouth exhibits a magisterial balance between a velvety smoothness, fruit of a lengthy sur lie maturation, the vibrant acidity and minerality of the Pinot Noir fermented as a white, and the stylish tannic suite of the macerated Pinot Noir.
PAIRINGS
This vintage-dated Millesimato is perfect throughout a meal, but it partners deliciously with flavour-rich, pork-based aperitifs, hearty meats in general, and aged cheeses.
SERVING TEMPERATURE
10-12 °C.