Cà del Bosco Cuvée Annamaria Clementi 2008 - 0,75

Franciacorta Riserva. 

GRAPE VARIETIES
Chardonnay 55%, Pinot Bianco 25%, Pinot Nero 20%. 

VINEYARDS OF PROVENANCE
19 Chardonnay vineyards planted an average of 36 years ago located in the municipalities of Erbusco, Adro, Corte Franca, Iseo and Passirano. 
2 Pinot Bianco vineyards planted an average of 25 years ago located in the municipality of Passirano. 
8 Pinot Nero vineyards planted an average of 31 years ago located in the municipalities of Erbusco, Iseo and Passirano. 

HARVEST PERIOD
Last ten days of August 2008. 

AVERAGE YIELD PER HECTARE
7,700 kilograms of grapes, equivalent to 3,000 litres of wine (must-to-fruit ratio 39%). 

VINIFICATION
Annamaria Clementi is the product of an unremitting quest for excellence in vineyard and cellar. e base wines are obtained exclusively from rst-pressing musts. Alcoholic fermentation takes place only in small oak casks, made from selected wood seasoned for at least three years. e wine remains on its own lees for six more months, during which time malolactic fermentation is completed. No compromises and no concessions. Only wine from the best barrels of the 29 base wines is drawn o to go into Annamaria Clementi. A pair of ying tanks transfers the wine by gravity ow from the barrels to the blending tank. Unhurried lees contact continues for more than seven years to shape the wine’s unique sensory pro le. An absolute Franciacorta. Disgorgement takes place in the absence of oxygen using a unique system designed and patented by Ca’ del Bosco. e procedure avoids oxidative stress or the need for additional sulphites, making Ca’ del Bosco Franciacortas purer, more appealing and longer lived. Finally, every bottle is given an individual marking to ensure its traceability. 

TIRAGE
April 2009. 

MATURATION SUR LIES
For an average of 9 years. 

DOSAGE AT DISGORGEMENT
No added liqueur - Dosage Zéro. 

ANALITYCAL DATA AT DISGORGEMENT
Alcohol 12.5% Vol.; pH 3.05; Total Acidity 6.00 grams/litre; Volatile Acidity 0.33 grams/litre. 

SULPHITES
Total Sulphur Dioxide less than 45 milligrams/litre (maximum legal limit: 185 milligrams/litre)