Bottega - Diamond - Pinot Nero Spumante Brut D.O.C. - Diamond Edition - Luxury Limited Edition Spumante

Bottega - Family Vintners & Master Distillers since 1635

Bottega S.p.A. it is at the same time a winery and a distillery, which has a close-knit team of expert winemakers both in winemaking and in distillation. The headquarters is located in Bibano di Godega (TV), in the Doc Prosecco area, 50 km north of Venice. The company was founded in 1977 by Aldo Bottega, master distiller with more than thirty years of experience in the field, which he had inherited from his grandfather, an expert wine merchant during the '20s, the passion for the world of wine. At the end of the '70s the company is a small company operating in the local grappa market.

In 1983, on the death of the founder, his son Sandro, together with his brothers Barbara and Stefano, took over the company. From an artisan reality, which operated only in the world of grappa, it has transformed over the years into one of the first 20 private wineries and distilleries. In the duty free and travel retail channel it has burned down the stages and, as far as sparkling wines are concerned, has become the second brand in the world, after a well-known Champagne brand. The unmistakable Bottega Gold, a Prosecco Doc characterized by the bottle with golden livery, is an icon of style that is appreciated throughout the world as an expression of the best Made in Italy.

Bottega - Diamond - Pinot Nero Spumante Brut D.O.C. - Diamond Edition - Luxury Limited Edition Spumante

Bottega Diamond is a Brut sparkling wine obtained using the Long Charmat method through white-wine vinification of Pinot Nero grapes. The bottle is adorned with a series of small brilliants spelling out the name Bottega, giving the final touch to this product and highlighting its value, elegance and refinement.

Production Area

Lombardy, Italy

Variety

Pinot Nero

Average Production

4500 plants per hectare

Training System

Guyot, Spur-pruned cordon

Harvest

End of August - First days of September

Yield per Hectare

70-80 q/Ha

Features - Production Area

On the right bank of the Po river in the south of Lombardy region, extends a land of gently sloping hills characterized by extremely favourable climatic and geomorphological conditions for growing grapes.

It has a temperate climate with high temperature ranges, dry in the winter and breezy in the summer.

The soil is sedimentary with marl made up of equal parts of limestone and clay.

Production Process

The grapes are hand-picked allowing to:

prevent the presence of material that could negatively influence the wine’s sensory profile (pieces of leaves, branches, pieces of bark);

reduce the crushing and breaking of the grapes with the leaking of must (mashing) and its subsequent premature oxidation, which would result in a decrease of the phenolic potential;

decrease the percentage of grapes or bunches that are diseased or not perfectly mature.

The white-wine vinification occurs, immediately separating the skins from the must using soft pressing.

The base wine then undergoes a second fermentation according to the Long Charmat method in cuve close at 14 °C:

- specific yeasts for this vinification method are added;

- the temperature is set to 14-15 °C to avoid the risk of delayed or blocked fermentation, a decrease in the fullness and delicacy of the aromas, and an alteration in color;

- at the end of the fermentation process, the wine is left for a long time (4-5 months) to age on the lees.

The entire process lasts at least 3 months. During this time, daily swirling of the mass is performed to bring the sediments back into fermentation. This operation promotes contact between the wine and the lees, enriches its structure and increase the complexity of its sensory profile.

Then the wine is stabilized at -5 °C and finally filtered and bottled.

Organoleptic Characteristics

Color and Appearance

Straw-yellow, bright, fine and persistent perlage.

Bouquet

Complex, elegant and refined bouquet characterized by light and pleasant aromas of crusty bread and yeast with a delicate floral edge at the end.

Taste

Full, well-rounded and velvety, with excellent structure and taste-olfactory persistence. It is characterized by its richness of flavour,
balanced acidity and yellow fruit aromas that, in the finish, tend towards sweet almond.

Chemical Characteristics

ABV: 12 %

Sugar, g/l: 4-12

Total Acidity, g/l: 5,00-6,50

Service Temperature

4-5 ° C

Serving

Excellent as an aperitif, it pairs well with starters, rice dishes, raw or cooked fish (especially shellfish), vegetarian dishes, flavourful white meats, cheeses and desserts.

To Consume Preferably

Within 18 months.

Recommended Glass

Flute.

Code

V23045075A