APPEARANCE:Soft, creamy mousse with long-lasting cordon around the glass; fine, lingering bead.
COLOUR: Intense straw-yellow.
BOUQUET: Elegant, rich and multi-layered with fragrances of peach, apricot and tropical fruit, gradually more emphatic, before yielding to notes of candied citrus fruit.
PALATE: Tangy acidity and savoury flavours with a full, firm structure. The clean-cut, lingering finish complements a wine of rare pleasure.
PAIRINGS: Perfect as an aperitif, it is an ideal pairing with light risottos and fish dishes. Recommended with Sauris, Parma or San Daniele prosciutto and with medium-matured cheeses.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 6 – 8 °C.
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GRAPES: Chardonnay (100%) from the best vineyards in the 19 municipal areas of Franciacorta.
YIELD: 9,000 kg of grapes per hectare with 55% must yield, equivalent to 6,600 bottles per hectare.
VINIFICATION: Gentle, gradual pressing of clusters with fractioning of the must; alcoholic fermentation in steel vats.
MATURATION: assemblage of the cuvée in the spring following harvest, with the contribution of 10% reserve wines aged in barriques and tonneaux.
Second fermentation in the bottles and maturation sur lie for a minimum of 24 months followed by an additional 2 months after disgorgement. The lower overpressure in the bottles (5 atmospheres) typical of Satèn endows it with a creamy elegance.
STYLE: Brut.