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Ferghettina Rosé Brut, Franciacorta DOCG (Gift Box) 2021
Ferghettina Rosé Brut, Franciacorta DOCG (Gift Box) 2021
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A soft and rounded sparkling wine with berry and bready notes. Delicate and elegant.
Production
The Gatti family manage 120 hectares of vineyards in six localities within the DOC. Sunny rolling hills, at the foot of the Alps, ensure well ripened grapes. The alcoholic fermentation is carried out in stainless steel tank at controlled temperature between 16 and 18 °C with selected yeasts. Tirage takes place in spring time of the following year. The wine is aged on lees for 36 months. Dosage is 4 grams/litre of sugar.
Tasting notes
A delicately coloured 'onion skin' rose. The nose reveals hints of berries, fresh currants and toast, with more sweet berries and savoury flavours on the palate. A charming and pretty wine.
Food match
Delightful with shellfish, mozzarella and vine-ripened tomato salads, or a range of dim sum.
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ABV
12.5%
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Case/Bottle Size
3 x 75cl
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Region/Country
Lombardia, Italy
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Grape
Pinot Nero 100%
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Features
Vegetarian, Vegan, Sustainable, Sparkling
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Closure
Cork
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Winemaker
Roberto Gatti
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Appellation
DOCG Franciacorta
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Allergen info
Contains sulphites and no other allergens
Meet the Producer
Italian sparkling wine is not all about Prosecco, as leading Franciacorta producer Ferghettina has proved time and time again.
Ferghettina is a family winery - established in 1991 by Roberto Gatti, and run with his wife Andreina, and their children Laura and Matteo. Starting with just 3-4ha of vineyard and a small production of Franciacorta Brut, Ferghettina has now grown to become one of the finest Franciacorta wineries.
Situated in the southern half of Lombardy on the edge of the town of Adro, just south of Lake Iseo, the majority of plantings are Chardonnay (approx. 70%) along with Pinot Noir (and just 4ha of Pinot Blanc for their still wines). They now have 200ha of vineyard across 11 different villages, mostly at 250-300m altitude. Each vineyard confers a unique character on the resulting base wine, giving Roberto a broad spectrum of styles to blend for each cuvée. It is this skilful blending, meticulous attention to detail and long bottle maturation that give Ferghettina's wines great finesse and individuality.
Matteo designed the eye-catching, square-based bottle used for Milledi and Rosé Brut. First used for the 2007 vintage (released in 2011), the triangular, flattened sides provide a surface area around two and a half times greater than that of a standard bottle, giving more lees-to-wine contact and therefore greater complexity.
A Note on Sustainability
Grapes are the only ingredient of Ferghettina’s work, an expression of an indissoluble bond with the soil, and as a mark of respect for its land the Gatti family converted its estate to organic farming, becoming fully certified by Valoritalia in 2017.
Over the course of the next two years, Ferghettina is planning to produce all of its own electrical energy requirements and it has already installed a network of pipes to collect rain water that is then used for irrigation.
