(3 BOTTLES) Contadi Castaldi - Zero 2018 - 75cl

3 BOTTLES X 75cl. 

A Franciacorta of great personality, composed of a selection of Pinot nero grapes from an extraordinary morainic soil that imparts its saltiness to the grapes.

It has a very clean flavour and a complex bouquet, with hints of grapefruit, blackcurrant, and walnut hull, and unusual touches of laurel and green tobacco. Well-structured and distinctive, it features a long and pleasantly persistent finish.

Grapes Chardonnay 50%, pinot nero 50% 

Origin Mix of vocational units in the Franciacorta

Cultivation systems Guyot - Casarsa 

Plant density 3000 - 5000 vines per hectare 

Yield 95 quintals of grape per hectare 

Wine yield 60% or 57 hl per hectare 

Average age of vines 20 years 

Harvest period Late august, early september 

Vinification Soft pressing Cold settling Inoculation with selected yeast 

Fermentation of 20 days in stainless steel Partial malolactic fermentation 

First ageing 7 months, partly in steel and partly in barrique 

Stabilisation Cold static Bottling (draft) May 

Ageing on the lees From 36 to 40 months 

Disgorgement From may 

Ageing after disgorgement 6 months