Malvasia dell'Emilia IGT Frizzante “Briscola” - Mirko Mariotti

Malvasia dell'Emilia IGT Frizzante “Briscola” - Mirko Mariotti

Briscola is a sparkling wine made from aromatic Malvasia di Candia grapes. Frank and fresh, it plays on the balance between aroma and bubbles, between matter and agility. A naked, sincere and free from prejudice wine. The harvest is manual and takes place in the first ten days of September. The grapes are softly pressed and the must is fermented at low temperatures to obtain more elegant aromas. Spontaneous fermentation with only indigenous yeasts lasts about two weeks. It is then kept in cement tanks until the second fermentation. Second fermentation in the bottle, without racking. With a second fermentation duration of about 60 days. Aging In the bottle for a few months before the product is put on the market.

Service

It is advisable to serve it at a temperature of 8/10 ° in tulip goblets. Daily wine.

Pairings

Great as an aperitif, it accompanies fish appetizers, first vegetable dishes, to try with an octopus ceviche.

Cellar: Mirko Mariotti

Mirko Mariotti's company was one of the first to valorize "sands wines", such as Fortana and Golden Grapes, which grow in the sands of the coasts of Ferrara and have the characteristic of being still on foot. Precious was the work of Daddy Giorgio who was one of the promoters of the birth of the Bosco Eliceo DOC in 1989. In 1998 he decided to vinify the grapes from Proof Luogaccio vineyards, at San Giuseppe di Comacchio, a typical area of ​​Fortuna auto , Locally known as Golden Grape. Today the entire Mariotti family is engaged in the wine world, not only the dad managing the local historian, the "Bottega del vino", but also the mother and especially Mirko with his sister who are doing the work in the vineyard and winemaking of the wine , In the preparation of saba, grape must, sugars and distillates. Mirco and her sister are also sommeliers and wine bloggers, and give advice on the cultivation of vines and wines on their territory. The aim of the company is to produce local wines, respecting the tradition of the wines of Emilia, with particular attention to the "bottle fermentation" anesthesia, which gives the sparkling wines a depth and a capacity for evolution difficult to reach with the other production techniques. The attention of the Mariotti family was born also the project of valorisation of the Ferrarese viticulture called "Terroir Ferrara"