FRANCIACORTA Athena Rosé

• • Wine type Brut dosage sugar 3.8 g/l
  • Total acidity 6.3 g/l
  • Appellation Franciacorta DOCG
  • Grapes Chardonnay + PINOT NOIR
  • Year s.a
  • Annual production 3,890 bottles
  • Alcohol 12.5 % by vol

• • Bottle champagnotta 850 g dark glass
  • Stopper mushroom shaped Franciacorta cork
  • Label salmon pink satin

ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES:

• • Color  Lively, generous mousse with a fine and persistent perlage
  • Bouquet soft fruit, distinctive bread crust, yeasty
  • Taste acidic freshness with an elegant smoothness
  • allergenic contein sulfites

PRODUCTION METHOD

The grapes are transported by conveyor belt to a pneumatic press which crushes them (maximum pressure 1 atm/bar), in preparation for the production of the cuvée the following spring – A dose of liqueur de tirage is added (22.5 g/l of sugar) – A high internal pressure is created within the bottle that produces an elegant, fine and persistent perlage – After the dégorgement, the bottle is sealed with a cork, wire capsule and foil and is aged for 3 months before its release.

• • Recommended serving temperature 8-10 °C
  • Serving suggestions superb as an aperitif but equally delicious during elaborate meals with sauces and stocks or lighter meals of white fish and meat