Quintessence Riserva

Franciacorta Extra Brut Riserva

THE ESSENCE OF TIME

The company’s collection of vineyards has many contrasts, which together can bestow the wines with great harmony if blended correctly.

Antica Fratta believes that Quintessence is the result of our best qualities selected and refined to create a wine of considerable depth and complexity.

This Franciacorta Riserva is a blend of grapes patiently brought to full phenolic ripeness to give the wine more body and aromatic depth. The blend is made in the spring of the subsequent year and is essential for achieving balance between the rich maturation of the Chardonnay and the freshness and flavour of the Pinot Noir. It rests on the lees for at least five years and is refined for another year after disgorging.

The very low dosage intensifies the elegance and purity of the wine. The tartness doesn’t dominate, it contributes to evenly supporting the body and prolonging the flavour.

The taste is dry, complex and rich in nuance, with a strong texture and an extended finish.

This is a mindful Franciacorta that conveys the essence of great vintages and the ability of time to shape unique wines that can combine intensity and elegance with extraordinary precision.

Vintages produced 2005 – 2006 – 2007 – 2009 – 2014 – 2015