Brut Cuvée 1814
$ 30.00A collaboration with our founder’s Tenuta Il Bosco estate in Oltrepò Pavese, this sparkling wine is created in the metodo classico and is 100% Pinot Noir of DOCG designation. Our winemaker, Luca Paschina, developed this wine in collaboration with his counterpart in Italy, Stefano Ferrante, and in consultation with Nicolas Seconde from Champagne. Ideal for celebrations as well as for fine companionship with dining, the Cuvée 1814 honors the date of Thomas Jefferson’s design for Governor Barbour’s landmark mansion at our estate, a Virginia historic landmark.
Please note: State regulations preclude us from selling and shipping Brut Cuvée 1814 to addresses in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and the State of Washington.
Vinification
VINTAGE FACTORS
Cellar life 5 yrs
This Cuveé is assembled four years prior to release and composed from at least two vintages.
Fermentation
Fermented in bottle in the metodo classico developed in Champagne, produced from DOCG Pinot Noir, estate bottled at our founder’s Tenuta Il Bosco in Oltrepò Pavese. Winemaker Luca Paschina selected the dosage in co-operation with Stefano Ferrante.
Aging
On the lees in bottle for 36 months
Composition
Pinot Noir 100%
Analysis
Alcohol, 12%
Residual Sugars, .9%
Total Acidity, 8.7%