BIRBANTE ROSE – Rosé sparkling wine brut I.G.T. Island of the Nuraghi

Classification: Brut sparkling rosé wine.

Grapes: Grenache, Merlot, Syrah.

Number of bottles: 40,000

Municipality of production: Sorso (SS).

Land altitude: 50 meters above sea level.

Type of soil: Medium texture – Sandy with a fair presence of skeleton.

Training system: Spurred cordon.

Plant density: 5681 plants / ha.

Yield per hectare: 70 q.li/ha.

Harvest: Manual, in the first ten days of August.

Vinification: Cooling of the harvested grapes through the use of cold rooms. Loading of whole bunches not de-stemmed into the press, soft pressing in the total absence of oxygen and 2-hour maceration. Subsequent fermentation with stable temperature 12 ° C.

Sparkling process: Medium Charmat, with very slow second fermentation through inoculation of selected yeasts.

Aging: In autoclave, contact with stirring yeast for 45 days.

Color: Bright pale pink.

Perlage: Very fine and continuous, excellent persistence in the glass.

Bouquet: Particularly inviting, with delicate floral notes of rose hips that blend with nuances of strawberry and currant.

Taste: Creamy, fresh, savory. Drink fluid and engaging. Excellent gustative persistence.

Total acidity: 7 gr./It.

Residual sugars: 7,2 gr./It.

Alcohol: about 11.5%.