Franciacorta D.O.C.G. 2020 - Ravarini

Franciacorta D.O.C.G. - Ravarini

Ravarini's Franciacorta DOCG is a 100% Chardonnay, the product of a single vintage, aged in steel, with a stay of at least 30 months on the lees. It is a vinous and honest Franciacorta, direct and without frills, it still remains of a very fine elegance. Depending on the vintage and the permanence on the lees, it can vary in intensity and heat, oxidation and typical hints of yeast and bread.

Service

We recommend tasting it at a temperature of 8/10° in a flute with an enlarged belly. Great to drink immediately, but it will express its best in a few years. It is recommended to keep it horizontally in a cool, damp and dark cellar.

Pairing

Excellent as an aperitif, with appetizers, fish main courses and delicate meats. Try it with a baked turbot.

Cellar: Ravarini

Gianluigi Ravarini is one of the rare testimonies that demonstrates how agriculture and viticulture in Franciacorta was an art experienced both personally and by the community, as a passion and support for the family. The farm was born in 1971 thanks to the father, Bortolo who cultivated about 1.5 hectares planted with vines. These are the years in which the first entrepreneurial movements began which changed the economic balance of Franciacorta. In 2002, Gianluigi, after various experiences in other wineries, began his journey as a winemaker, regaining possession of the expression he wants to convey of his territory, the Monticelli wine. Today, Gianluigi personally oversees 6 hectares of natural cultivation including 4 with vines and 2 between olive groves and woods, where he gets the posts for his vineyards. He also believes that the small area of ​​Monticelli, which ranges from morainic and alluvial origins rich in minerals, clays, limestone, streams and winds, stands out well from the rest of Franciacorta and to best express these differences, he chooses to produce in a natural way using just steel and concrete. Each of his wines is entirely the result of a vintage, and is produced with spontaneous fermentations, without dosages and with a minimum aging on the lees of 30/40 months. A satisfaction, to find a Franciacorta reality that, without fear and without following market rules, freely experiments with the territory and the vine, hoping to transmit passion and lived agricultural culture.