FRANCIACORTA DOCG
AU CONTRAIRE PAS DOSÉ 2008
Oeil de perdrix – Degorgement 2022
Recent disgorgement of Riserva Au Contraire 2008. 955 bottles refined in the cellar for thirteen years in search of the maximum expression of the blend of chardonnay (60%) and pinot noir (40%). Vinification in steel tanks (80%) and barrels (20%). No malolactic fermentation. Although pinot noir has never been one of our most phenomenal wines...this was a revelation.
backFIRTS YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2001
NUMBER OF BOTTLES PRODUCED 955 bottles of 0.75l
GRAPE VARIETY chardonnay, pinot noir
VINTAGE PERIOD last week of August
AVERAGE VINEYARD PRODUCTION 7,000 kg/hectare
VINIFICATION YELD 40% (40l of wine from every 100 kg of grapes)
BLENDING chardonnay (60%) and pinot noir (40%) from the 2008 harvest. Fermentation and aging in steel tanks (80%) and large oak barrels (20%)
TIRAGE April 21, 2009
YEAST AGING 13 years
RIDDLING 4 weeks
ANALYTICAL DATA
ALCOHOL 13.3% vol
TOTAL ACIDITY 8.3 gr/lt
PH3.11
TOTAL SULFUR DIOXIDE 55 mg/l