Franciacorta: a category of excellence

Everybody in the world relates the word Franciacorta with the excellence of Italian drinking. In fact, Franciacorta is an area particularly suited to high-quality viticolture. This quality is determined by:

• A more complex, customized and long winemaking method: the Classic Method, typical of Franciacorta;

• A specific regulation that determines the stringent rules to be respected in order to produce Franciacorta sparkling wine.

The Franciacorta method and its regulation ensure a very high quality result.

Brut: meaning

The various types of sparkling wines are characterized by the different quantity of expedition liqueur added after disgorgement. According to the sugar content, we can obtain several typologies:

• Zero Dosage: sugar content up to 3 g/l;

• Extra Brut: sugar content less than 6 g/l;

• Brut: sugar content less than 12 g/l;

• Extra Dry: sugar content 12-17 g/l;

• Sec or Dry: sugar content 17-32 g/l;

• Demi Sec: sugar content 33-50 g/l.

Centinari Franciacorta Brut: a balanced and fresh sparkling wine

Centinari Franciacorta Brut is made with 100% Chardonnay grapes from Moraic origin vineyards and a double selection must. The harvest period of the grapes for Centinari’s Franciacorta Brut Sparkling Wine goes from the second half of August to the first week of September.

Centinari Franciacorta Brut: tasting notes

The colour of the wine is straw yellow with golden reflections. The aroma is fresh, strong and spicy, rich in yeast fragrance. The mouthfeel is well balanced and structured with a good sapidity and freshness. The controlled temperature fermentation allows it to better express aromas and scents.

Centinari Franciacorta Brut: food pairings

The Centinari Franciacorta Brut pairs perfectly with raw food, prawn tartare, shrimp, tuna, white truffle and spaghetti with sea urchin.

Franciacorta Sparkling Wines

Centinari Franciacorta has 4 products for every need:

• Centinari Brut

• Franciacorta Dosage Zéro

• Franciacorta Satèn Millesimato

• Franciacorta Rosé Millesimato

“Opening a bottle of Centinari Franciacorta is living the emotional and sensory experience enclosed in its essence. You have the opportunity to participate in an Italian lifestyle, recognized all over the world”.

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