Franciacorta Dosaggio Zero Riserva 'Annamaria Clementi' 2016 Astucciat
The Franciacorta Riserva "Annamaria Clementi" is a sparkling wine of rare elegance and complexity, vinified in barriques and aged on the lees for 8 years and 5 months, the flagship of Ca' del Bosco. The aromatic profile is very rich, with notes of dried fruit, white flowers, citrus, and slight smoky hints intertwining on a refined and harmonious, creamy and persistent structure. A top-class example of its type and one of the best Italian bubbles!
The Franciacorta Dosaggio Zero "Annamaria Clementi" Riserva from Ca' del Bosco is the sparkling wine dedicated by Maurizio Zanella to his mother, as well as the founder of the winery that bears her name. The result of great care to obtain only the best from the grapes and everything that happens in the winery, this reserve is exclusive, as well as being in every respect one of the sparkling symbols regarding the level of evolutionary capabilities expressed over time. The Cuvée Annamaria Clementi has become one of the reference points of the entire Franciacorta landscape, a symbol of a winery and a wine pearl of the entire Italian sparkling heritage. An example of elegance and class signed Ca’ del Bosco that has contributed through other great sparkling wines from the area to bring glory and prestige to this magnificent terroir and its seductive bubbles.
"Annamaria Clementi" Riserva Ca’ del Bosco is born from the blending of 3 different crus located on the gentle hills of Erbusco, of which 20 are planted with Chardonnay of 35 years of age, 2 are planted with Pinot Biancoof 24 years of age and 6 are planted with Pinot Nero of 38 years of age that yield top-quality fruits. The selected musts are from the first pressing and are vinified in small oak barrels, chosen with rigorous selection of the raw materials that compose them and with an aging of at least 3 years. The wine will rest for another 6 months sur lies and undergoes malolactic fermentation. A demanding selection allows for choosing the best among the 28 base wines that will make up the Annamaria Clementi; these will be blended to gravitate into a specific container. Then follows the refermentation in the bottle and the aging on the lees for as long as 101 months. The dégorgement occurs in the absence of oxygen through a method patented by the winery itself and a small amount of sulfur is added.
The Franciacorta "Annamaria Clementi" Riserva reveals a brilliant golden yellow, crowned by a very fine and incessant perlage. On the nose, it is mineral, almost smoky, with a continuous interplay of fruity citrus notes, walnut, chamomile, honey, broom, and slightly