Extra Brut

Grape varieties: chardonnay - pinot noir - pinot blanc

Estate vineyard area: 15 hectares

Soil type: thin morainic soils

Training system: guyot

Planting density: 4500 vines per hectare

Average yield per hectare: 9000 kg of grapes / about 5400 liters of must

Harvest period: end of August

Vinification: manual harvesting with selection of the bunches, soft crushing
in pneumatic press, fermentation in steel at controlled temperature

Aging: 7 months in steel

Foaming: in the spring following the harvest
Maturation on yeasts: at least 20 months

Post disgorgement aging: 3-4 months

No. of bottles produced: 5,000

Dosage at disgorgement: sugar content of 3.50 grams/liter
Analytical data at disgorgement: Alcohol 12.5%vol, Total acidity 6.50
grams/liter, Total sulfur dioxide less than 60 grams/liter (limit
legal maximum allowed 185 grams/liter)

Organoleptic characteristics: brilliant straw yellow tending to
golden, very fine and persistent perlage, the nose is complex and intense
with notes of white fruits, citrus and bread crust; on the palate it is
dry, rightly sapid and pleasantly fresh

Pairings: to be drunk throughout a meal but perfect with seafood and
raw fish

As We match

Manzo all'olio

Franciacorta ExtraBrut, due to the low amount of sugar contained, is a dry product with proper sapidity. Its natural property of resetting and preparing the mouth after every sip makes it perfect to be paired with strong main dishes like Manzo all’olio, traditional dish of Rovato, which is yet another one of the most famous and old recipes of the Franciacorta territory tradition. Despite being made using very few ingredients (beef, anchovies, olive oil and bread) is characterized by a strong and full flavor.

A name a face

Caterina Ambrosini

Caterina Ambrosini is the symbol of the family and its simple farming roots from which everything started. Wife of Lorenzo Ambrosini, had a leading role in the beginning of the last century helping her husband starting the business - originally concentrated on farming and raising livestock.

The ExtraBrut Santa Caterina in’t completely dry nor too sweet as well. A properly sapid wine, surprisingly fresh, showing its true identity; firmly enriching food without altering its taste: the very same determined and sincere spirit that has always denoted Caterina Ambrosini.