Cuvée Real s.a.

Franciacorta Brut

OUR JOURNEY

Franco Ziliani envisaged a cuvée that capitalised on typical land characteristics to produce timeless harmony, and in 1979 started selecting the most suitable terrain, which has now reached a total of 30 hectares.

Fifteen plots are situated among the hills of Monticelli Brusati and Ome, between 200 and 400 m above sea level facing East-South and West, making a total of 11 hectares of Chardonnay, 4 of Pinot Nero and 1 of Pinot Bianco on fine soil.

Proceeding along the Morainic Amphitheatre leads to more compact terrain with gravel and clay, where five vineyards are situated between the districts of Paderno Franciacorta, Passirano and Provaglio d’Iseo, with 5 hectares of Pinot Nero and 3 of Chardonnay.

The Antica Fratta mosaic is complete with 6 hectares of Chardonnay in the district of Calino, with deep Morainic subsoil more suited to bringing out the qualities of the fruit in this variety.

From this terroir, following a gentle pressing with a maximum yield of 45%, Antica Fratta aims to enhance a perpetual blend in the bottle: the wines from the most recent harvest are combined with carefully selected reserve wines from previous vintages, aged for about a year in French oak barrel sand stoneware amphorae. In this balance, the diversity of the base wines is considered a value, refined in the cellar with the goal of creating harmony among the different components.

The next step is the tirage stage, followed by the resting on the lees for at least twenty-four months.

Base diversity is beneficial in this balance, resulting in a glass of Franciacorta that can be enjoyed immediately or kept for years to come.

Vintages produced 1980 – 1981 – 1982 – 1983 – 1984 – 1985 – 1986 – 1987 – 1988 – 1989 – 1990 – 1991 – 1992 – 1993 – 1994 – 1995 – 1996 – 1997 – 1998 – 1999 – 2000 – 2001 – 2002 – 2003 – 2004 – 2005 – 2006 – 2007 – 2008 – 2009 – 2010 – 2011 – 2012 – 2013 – 2014 – 2015 – 2016 – 2017 – 2018 – 2019 – 2020 – 2021 – 2022 – 2023 – 2024