Merkki: Vini La Valle

La Valle® “Zerum”, a treasure of scents and flavors, provides a fascinating voyage in time.

“Zerum” is the Riserva par excellence; it is one of the extraordinary Franciacorta wines that, only after 60 months of aging, enter a “second life” made of subtleties and rare and uniquely complex scents. “Zerum”, in fact, is left to age in the profound silence of the La Valle® cellars for at least nine years from the harvest, earning a mention as the oldest wine in the line. A produced in very limited quantities and only in exceptional years, “Zerum” is the fruit of a vinification of Chardonnay grapes designed to create a product destined to offer its maximum only with time. “Zerum” takes its name from the zero sugar added, so as not to alter the scents and flavors which its long evolution has created; it is the emotion of perfection and of harmony. It is a truly unique wine, full of character and intense, extremely refined, full and elegant, full of powerful flavors, strength and singular freshness, both in aroma and in flavor.

Ideal for the most exclusive occasions and for accompanying unforgettable moments.

Production area: Rodengo Saiano (BS) at 200 meters above sea level

Geology: moraine hills

Grape varieties: Chardonnay 100%

Average age of vines: 15 years

Density: 5,000 plants/ hectare

Canopy system: Guyot

Pruning: 8-10 buds per plant Hand-picked into small crates (capacity 16-18 kg)

Production: 8,500 kg per hectare; less than 2 kg of grapes and 2 square meters of leaf surface per plant. Average time between harvest and pressing: 2 hours. Soft pressing of whole grapes after further sorting of clusters

Cellar production: 6,000 liters/ hectare

Vinification in supervised temperature-controlled inox tanks. Aged for 6-8 months in inox tanks from September to April. Secondary fermentation: minimum 72 months at controlled temperature on lees. 6 months additional aging in bottle

Data at disgorging: alcohol 13.0 %, pH 3.10, total acidity 6.5 grams/ liter, dry extract 22 grams/ liter, residual sugar 1.8 grams/ liter

Serve at 8-10 °C in large fine-quality glasses