GRAPES

Chardonnay (80%) and Pinot Nero (20%), from the best Berlucchi estate vineyards, many planted at high density.

YIELD

9,500 kg of grapes per hectare with 40% must yield, equivalent to 5,060 bottles per hectare.

VINIFICATION

Gentle, gradual pressing of clusters and fractioning of must; alcoholic fermentation in steel tanks with maturation of the best lots in oak barrique, left to age for 6 months sur lie.

MATURATION

Assemblage of the cuvée in the spring following harvest, exclusively with wine from that vintage. Second fermentation in the bottles and maturation sur lie for a minimum of 30 months followed by an additional 3 months after disgorgement.

STYLE

Brut.

SIZES AVAILABLE

Standard bottle 750 ml, Magnum 1.5 l, Jeroboam 3 l.

SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS: APPEARANCE

Abundant, soft mousse with fine, lingering bead.

SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS: COLOUR

Straw-yellow with antique-gold highlights.

SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS: BOUQUET

Intense, lingering and complex, with notes of ripe apricot and peach blending into impressions of Chantilly crème.

SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS: PALATE

Elegant structure, with exceptional balance between its rounded, mature weight and crisp, tangy acidity.

PAIRINGS

Enjoy this wine with all courses of a meal, since it enhances the flavour of starters, first courses based on pasta and rice, lighter meats, fish and even aged cheeses.

SERVING TEMPERATURE

10-12°C.