Bellavista Vittorio Moretti Franciacorta Riserva 2016

With a fine and persistent mousse, this wine personifies the joie de vivre, creativity and indomitable spirit of Vittorio Moretti.

Soil of morainic origin, with winters mitigated by proximity to Lake Iseo located in an amphitheatre at an average altitude 250 m above sea level which acts a natural barrier against warm air currents from the Po Valley. 30 year old vines are trained with the Guyot system and planted at a density of 5,000 vines per ha yielding 90 quintals of grapes per ha, harvested by hand in small boxes of 13 kg. Grapes were sourced from the vineyards of Breda, Rocchetta, Pagulla, Favento, Casotte, Carlino. Grapes are hand picked.

The grapes undergo a slow and soft mechanical pressing in Coquard presses followed by decanting at cool temperatures. Fermentation using inoculated yeasts in stainless steel at between 15°C and 18°C and partly in small white oak barrels between 23°C and 28°C, then matured for 6/7 months. The proportion of oak is 46% with the rest in stainless steel. The assemblage is created followed by vinification using the traditional method with second fermentation in the bottle, left on lees for 70 months. The Riserva is completely riddled by hand, using natural cork for the second fermentation and the disgorgement is performed exclusively by hand. Minimum 4 more months in the bottle after disgorgement. Zero dosage and only produced in the best years.