Product Overview
Winery's Notes:
"Franciacorta Vintage Collection is obtained from meticulously selected grapes skilfully vinified in full compliance with the Metodo Ca' del Bosco. As soon as the grapes are picked, using small cases, they are graded and chilled. Each bunch is selected by experienced eyes before visiting our "berry spa", an exclusive bunch washing and jet spray system that incorporates three soaking vats and a drying tunnel. After crushing in the absence of oxygen, all the musts for base wines ferment in small oak casks. Barrel maturation lasts for just 5 months to coax out maximum aromatic complexity and expressive power without jeopardising elegance. A pair of flying tanks enables the wines to be gravity-racked from the small oak casks into maturation tanks. 7 months after the harvest, it is time to create the cuvée. Vintage Collection Satèn 2018 is obtained from a skilful blend of 15 Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc base wines. Less sugar is added than for other Franciacortas, giving the wine a creamy mouthfeel and a particularly soft, elegant sensory profile that is further enhanced by leisurely bottle ageing. Disgorgement takes place in the absence of oxygen using a unique system designed and patented by Ca' del Bosco. The procedure avoids oxidative stress or the need for additional sulphites, making Ca' del Bosco Franciacortas purer, more appealing and longer lived. Finally, every bottle is given an individual marking to ensure its traceability."
Varietal Composition: 85% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Bianco
Appellation: Franciacorta DOCG
Farming Practices: Certified Organic
Aging: 48 months on the lees in the bottle
Dosage: 0.5 g/L
Disgorged: Autum 2022
93 Points, "Editors' Choice" - Wine Enthusiast
"The wine begins with gentle aromas of baked pear tart, thyme, honey, and wildflowers. Tart citrus notes peek out their heads on the palate interplaying with creamy orchard fruit notes yielding to sweet and savory spices on the elegant and refined finish." -JP, 11/1/23
93 Points - Wine Advocate
"The Ca' del Bosco 2018 Franciacorta Vintage Collection Satèn is 85% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Bianco with fruit sourced from 14 certified organic vineyards. It ferments in small oak casks and sees 48 months on the lees in the bottle. The bouquet is toasty and rich with a baked almond note followed by dried lemon curd, Golden Delicious apple and salted caramel. The effect is soft and broad, and the wine delivers a fleshed-out texture with subtle beading." -ML, 11/9/23
93 Points - Vinous
"The 2018 Brut Satèn Franciacorta Vintage Collection is a total pleasure to take in, with its vivid yellow apple and chamomile bouquet complicated by grassy notes and stone dust. Round and soothing, this ushers in ripe orchard fruits over an elegant bead of silken bubbles, taking on a gentle spiciness toward the close. The 2018 finishes remarkably fresh with a lime tinge." -EG, Dec/2023
90 Points - Wine Spectator
"Plush and creamy in texture, with bright lemony acidity enlivening rich notes of baked peach, warm fig, oyster shell and fleur de sel. Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco. Disgorged autumn 2022. Drink now. 75 cases imported." -AN, 2/29/24
