Wines
Sparkling - Franciacorta Brut Blanc de Blanc docg N.V.
The "solouva" method is based on a simple concept: grapes are a fruit and how this should be harvested ripe. For this reason the harvest takes place in phenolic maturation of the bunches and not in advance. The pressing occurs in modo soffice, with a very low yield, to preserve the maximum the acidity of the must and all the richness of a ripe grape. In all phases of vinification (for the second fermentation in the bottle and for the eventual one dosing syrup) we only use self-produced sugar in the form frozen must, to obtain a product that is the natural expression of the fruit and the territory, without having to use exogenous sugars (sucrose or mcr).
| Wine | Name/Typology: SoloUva Brut Vinatge: n.v. Production: 20.000 bottles Aging sur lees: minimum 24 months Aging in bottles after disgorging: 3-6 months Alcohol: 12% Sugar (grape sugar): 4 g/l |
| Vineyard | District: Adro (Bs) - Surface: 1,5 ha - Year of planting: 1985 - Grapes: Chardonnay - Training system: guyot - Soil: deep moraine - |
Solo Uva
This how winemaker Andrea Rudelli explains this project:
SoloUva is a method whereby classic-method sparkling wines are produced without the traditional addition of cane sugar to provoke fermentation or to top up the bottle before the wine is released. Instead, reserved grape must is used. Grapes alone go into the wines. As a result, the wines are a pure expression of the terroir where they are produced, not least of all because nothing extraneous is added to the wine. With the development and evolution of the SoloUva method, a new category of Franciacorta has emerged.
Is it better or worse than the canonical style? No, it isn’t better or worse. It is different.
Lombardia
Although Lombardy is developing a reputation for its sparkling wines from Franciacorta and Oltrepò Pavese, the wine industry has less importance here than the region’s other industries. That is not to say that the local population do not enjoy wine – far from it. Lombardy’s wines are reaching the peak of success of those of their neighbours in Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto, there is a growing interest in their eclectic wines abroad, and with the quality of Franciacorta DOCG sparkling wines improving constantly it is likely the wines of Lombardy will gain more presence on the international market in the future.
