Cantina Loda, NICOL. Chardonnay frizzante, organic wine semi-frizzante, from € 8.50

Cantina Loda, NICOL, Chardonnay, vino frizzante, organic sparkling wine, 2021, from €14.50
 

Due to its fruity but unobtrusive aroma, the Chardonnay grape variety is very well suited for the production of high-quality sparkling wines such as Champagne or Franciacorta. So why not make an excellent frizzante out of it, the winemakers thought and produced the Cantina Loda, Nicols, Chardonnay, vino frizzante, which is not inferior to a good sparkling wine.

Organic wine - profile

• Colour: bright yellow with a greenish tinge.
• Nose: fresh scents of Golden Delicious apples, citrus fruits with a hint of fresh honey.. 
• Mouth: appetizing sparkling, with nice freshness, acidity and a little sweetness ensure a harmonious mouthfeel.
• Drinking recommendation:  Enjoy this frizzante as an aperitif, with starters, for a late breakfast (brunch) or for small celebrations occasions. Recommended drinking temperature 6 - 8 ° C. 

Organic wine - preparation, Cantina Loda, NICOL, Chardonnay frizzante, organic sparkling wine

The Chardonnay grapes come from the Nicole vineyard, planted with Chardonnay vines from 10 to 12 years old. The harvest of manually harvested and sorted grapes is 100 Quintali, an Italian unit of weight equal to 50 kg. That's a lot from which you can produce good to very good wines. Larger harvests are always at the expense of quality.

The grapes are pressed immediately after harvest and the juice is spontaneously fermented in stainless steel tanks at a cool temperature. As with white wine, a nitrogen atmosphere is also used here in order to avoid contact between the grapes, juice and wine on the one hand and oxygen on the other. During this fermentation, the sugar present in the grapes is converted into alcohol and carbonic acid. Since this carbonic acid escapes, a second fermentation follows in a closed pressure tank, for which some sugar and yeast are added to the clarified wine, from which the desired carbonic acid is then produced, which remains in the wine. 

The organic wine at a glance

• Wine type: sparkling wine, frizzante
• Cultivation area: Lugana, Lombardy
• Winery- Producer: Cantina Loda
• Grape variety: Chadonnay
• Maturation: in stainless steel tanks
• Bottler: Cantina Loda
• Content: 0.75 l
• Closure: natural cork
• Vintage: 2021
• Storage: until 2025
• Alcohol 12%.
• Allergens: contains sulphites
• Organic wine certified IT-BIO-009
• We obtain this organic wine directly from the Cantina Loda, Loc. Rondotto, 6, IT- 25010 Pozzolengo (BS)  Italy

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