Eugenio Collavini - Spumante Metodo Classico Millesimato "Applause" 2011
Sparkling Wine from Friuli, Italy
Eugenio Collavini - Spumante Metodo Classico Millesimato "Applause" 2011
Sparkling Wine from Friuli, Italy
Profile:
Vibrant, bright deepish yellow with constant streams
of tiny bubbles
The crisp, clean yet complex nose suggests a medley of
ripe fruits edged with toasted hazelnuts
Full on entry in the mouth, thanks to rich bracing
acidity. A perfect balance of fragrant yeastiness, fresh aromas and
long-lingering persistence
What’s In It: 60% Chardonnay; 40% Pinot Noir
How It Was Made:
The grapes are selected while still on the vine and picked in small
cases at first light, before the sun has time to warm the pulp.
Very soft pressing extracts only the very best of the juice,
which is allowed to settle overnight in a completely oxygen-free
environment. Alcoholic fermentation takes place partly in
steel and partly in small oak casks at temperatures of no
higher than 14 °C. Maturation on the lees continues until
the following spring. The next step is tirage, or bottle fermentation
on the lees, for more than four years.
GRAPES
Chardonnay 60%, Pinot Nero 40%
MUNICIPAL TERRITORY
OF PRODUCTION
San Floriano del Collio (GO)
YIELD
75 quintals/hectare
TRAINING SYSTEM
Guyot