Bellavista Franciacorta Cuveè Alma

Franciacorta Bellavista cuvee Brut Alma is the wine that made Bellavista famous all over the world. In fact Alma means 'soul' and it is the fundamental principle of Bellavista style: quality, elegance and respect for the environment and the tradition. Bellavista Alma is a metodo classico that comes from 60 of the 120 selections of the cellar, which they have to be blended to make the cuvée. Bellavista Alma is a cuvée wine made following two lines: an horizontal one, which means wines of the same vintage are blended together, and a vertical one that means wines from previous vintages called Riserva wines, are added to the cuvée. The latter help Bellavista to maintain its style and aromas profile in the wines year after year. Grapes are harvested during the coolest hours of the day and then brought to the cellar to be pressed. Musts ferment in white oak barrels (pièce) for a 15% and then rests in steel tanks, after being selected according to the criteria mentioned above. Four months after the harvest, base wines are blended and bottled with an addition of sugar and yeast in order to allow the bottle fermentation. After this process, the 'time and silence' phase starts, which lasts at least 4 years before disgorging and bottling.