The territory
THE VINES
The territory
THE VINES
THREE VINEYARDS IN FRANCIACORTA
Franciacorta is located in Northern Italy, in the heart of Lombardy and encompasses the territory of 19 municipalities all included in the province of Brescia. This hilly area is touched to the west by the shores of Lake Iseo, which mitigate its climate, and by the river Oglio, its emissary, while to the north-east it is surrounded by the Rhaetian Prealps.
It is a purely moraine area of very ancient origin. It was created by the same glacier that dug Lake Iseo and which, about 10,000 years ago, retreating left this territory from which Franciacorta was born. The morainic origin has given these soils extraordinary characteristics both chemical, for the richness in minerals, and physical for the particularity of the soil. Here the vine has found an extraordinary suitable area so much that today Franciacorta is synonymous with both a wine and a production method.
The three vineyards of PIETRALUCE, located in different areas of Franciacorta, have different and complementary characteristics:
THREE VINEYARDS IN FRANCIACORTA
Franciacorta is located in Northern Italy, in the heart of Lombardy and encompasses the territory of 19 municipalities all included in the province of Brescia. This hilly area is touched to the west by the shores of Lake Iseo, which mitigate its climate, and by the river Oglio, its emissary, while to the north-east it is surrounded by the Rhaetian Prealps.
It is a purely moraine area of very ancient origin. It was created by the same glacier that dug Lake Iseo and which, about 10,000 years ago, retreating left this territory from which Franciacorta was born. The morainic origin has given these soils extraordinary characteristics both chemical, for the richness in minerals, and physical for the particularity of the soil. Here the vine has found an extraordinary suitable area so much that today Franciacorta is synonymous with both a wine and a production method.
The three vineyards of PIETRALUCE, located in different areas of Franciacorta, have different and complementary characteristics:
Timoline vineyard
located in the municipality of Corte Franca, it is not far from the southern bank of Lake Iseo. In the past, the area was characterized by the presence of monastic courts that carried out major reclamation works, enhancing agriculture and the cultivation of vines in particular. The 4-hectare vineyard (age 19 years), stands on a deep soil with little skeleton and clay loam texture. This particular soil is called “fine deposits” and gives the wines remarkable floral scents and a high persistence in the mouth.
Capriolo vineyard
It is located in the homonymous municipality of the westernmost part of Franciacorta near the banks of the Oglio River. The name derives from the abundant presence of roe deer (in Italian caprioli) that once lived in these woods. The 2-hectare vineyard (age 17 years), stands on a moderately deep soil limited by a gravelly-sandy substrate. This soil, called “fluvio-glacial”, gives the wines hints of dried fruit on the nose with great elegance and medium persistence in the mouth.
Passirano vineyard
This vineyard takes its name from the homonymous village born in medieval times around the castle of the Passirani family. The 2-hectare vineyard (young vineyard) is located in the splendid Longarone valley, Longarone is a stream that descends from the nearby morainic hills. The soil has a clay-loam texture, neutral reaction and good drainage attributable to the “fluvio-glacial” classification which gives the wine good complexity and spicy scents.
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