Annemarie Cuvée Rosé Reserve 2011

Pinot noir from perpetual reserve with chardonnay Minimum 60 months on lees Limited production Minerality structure and flavor deliciously combined

Organic grapes	100% Pinot Noir
Vinification	Soft pressing, fermentation in thermoconditioned stainless steel tank
Maturation	6 months in stainless steel tanks
Refinement	Long aging from 30 to 90 months on the lees
Alcohol	12,5%
Residual sugar	4 g/l sugar
Color	Onion skin rosé with confectionary undertones
Perlage	Fine and persistent
Perfume	Floral with hints of red fruits
Taste	Full, savory and persistent flavor
Matching	Can excellently accompany an entire meal, great with meat and fish
Serving Temperature	Serve at a temperature around 6 to 8 °C
Type of land	Calcareous with a calcarenitic quartz matrix, partly clayey
Breeding system	Guyot
Number of strains per hectare	5800 to 6200 vines per hectare
Yield per hectare	60 quintals

 

Grapes: Pinot Noir 60%, Pinot Blanc 25% and Chardonnay 15%. Vineyards of origin: The grapes come solely from the Mirabella vineyard, located in Paderno Franciacorta Soil: Fluvio-glacial Vineyard planting: Sylvoz at 3,000 vines/ha Average age of vines: 41 years Yield: No more than 60 q.li/ha Harvest: Manual, only of healthy bunches at perfect ripening harvested in small perforated crates Harvest time: First half of August, starting with from the Pinot Blanc, continuing with the Pinot Noir and ending with the Chardonnay Vinification: Mashing within 3 hours of the grape harvest, separate pressing of the three grape varieties with limited yields (50%) and use of the flower must only. Maceration of 24-30 hours of the Pinot Noir for the extraction color. Fermentation with selected yeasts at controlled temperature of 16-18 °C, 50% in tanks of cement and 50% in oak barrels of multiple passages. Reserve wines: Only base wines from the vintage year Drawing: In the spring following the harvest Aging: A minimum of 100 months on the lees in the bottle and at least 6 months after disgorgement Dosage: Zero dosage, without any addition of sugars but only topping up with the same wine Color: Antique pink with subtle bronzed hues Nose: Yeasty fragrance with notes of small fruits reds followed by the spicy touch and vanilla bean Taste: The non-dosing makes it straight and dry, and the long aging ensures an enveloping undertone. Crisp fruit and spices, from saffron to white pepper