Manufacturer: Guido Berlucchi

GRAPES
100% chardonnay, grown in various communes of Franciacorta, partly from Berlucchi estate vineyards, partly from vineyards under the direct control of Berlucchi vineyardists.

YIELD
Varies between 80-100 quintals per hectare, with a yield in must of 55%.

VINIFICATION
Gentle, gradual pressing, with quality fractioning of the must, and initial fermentation in stainless steel.

MATURATION
Assemblage of the cuvée in the spring following harvest. Bottled with a liqueur de tirage of 20 g/l sugar and cultured yeasts. Maturation sur lie for a minimum of 24 months, followed by an additional 2 months following disgorgement.

STYLE
Brut

TECHNICAL DATA
alcohol 12.5%, residual sugar 8 g/l, total acidity 6.5 g/l, pH 3.16

Franciacorta is the official Sparkling Wine of Expo: A success for the Lombard winery that produces this DOCG wine. It is produced using the strictest rules in the world wine making.

At Berlucchi everybody is very excited about this partnership: "With 20 million visitors expected, this will be a unique opportunity to promote the Franciacorta area," says Cristina Ziliani, PR manager of the estate in Borgonato. Franciacorta is an extraordinary place where the winemakers join together to promote this special wine region.

Cristina Ziliani continues: "My father, Franco, is the winemaker, who created the first Franciacorta in 1961. He has always believed in wine tourism and opened his wine cellars from the seventies for tours and wine tasting The guides also included the Palazzo Lana Berlucchi, a palace of the late Middle Ages and the home of the noble Guido Berlucchi. Currently we have 12,000 visitors per year, of which 15% come from abroad. It is our goal to still strongly expand the possibilities of visits by offering an exciting stay. "

In addition to the special opening times, the famous brand of Franciacorta will be the protagonist of several initiatives within and outside Expo. Berlucchi is represented at the Expo of three sparkling wines that are remind the birth year of 61 and has the name that has made the Franciacorta so famous: Berlucchi.