1 BOTTLE X 75cl. 

This is the Cabochon family's vintage Brut, obtained from the soft pressing of select grapes and the result of over 54 months of aging on the lees. On the palate, it is ample and generous, with great complexity, balanced with an acidic and salty finish characterized by notes of exotic fruit.

PRODUCTION AREA:

Franciacorta DOCG, Morainic hills

of the municipalities of Bornato, Brescia

MICROCLIMATE:

The Monte Rossa hill is part of the

ring of hills south of Lake Iseo that

mark the beginning of the subalpine zone and

separate the lake from the Po Valley.

The vineyards are therefore located in the area

of the passage of the air currents that

are developed by thermal exchanges

between the plain and Lake Iseo

CRU:

Pratone, Barek, Brolo, Palo, Nespoli

SOIL STRUCTURE:

glacial moraine

GRAPE VARIETIES USED:

70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir

CUVÉE:

100% wines obtained from the crus

TREE SYSTEM:

Spurred cordon at 70 cm

from the ground, Guyot

PLANTING SPACE:

2 x 1 m

PLANTING DENSITY:

5,000 vines/ha

AVERAGE AGE OF VINES:

18 years

AVERAGE GRAPE YIELD PER HECTARE:

max 85 quintals per hectare

GRAPE SELECTION:

in the vineyard with manual harvesting

in crates

VINIFICATION:

pressing of the grapes Soft, with

selection of the best part of the

grapes, no more than 48% of the yield.

Each cru is vinified as a single varietal.

FERMENTATION:

in 250-liter oak barrels

between September and February.

AGEING IN BOTTLE:

over 54 months.

PRODUCTION IN 2016:

3,000 0.75-liter bottles.