• Italy
• Lombardy
• Franciacorta

Manual

The winter of 2022 featured unusually mild and dry weather, a trend that also marked the spring months. At the end of March – with a slight delay compared to the previous year – the vines began to bud, ushering in a growing season that saw rapid and concentrated flowering, mainly in the second half of May. The absence of rainfall in the first months of the year affected the vintage in two ways: it fostered very healthy grapes, protecting them from disease, and encouraged the vines to be more adaptable, particularly in sparse soil. Starting in mid-June, the summer displayed decidedly hot traits, with high temperatures. The rains, although rare, arrived at the most opportune moments: those of 28th and 29th July, in particular, helped to re-establish water balance within the soils, supporting the continuation of ripening. The vines continued their cycle without interruption, exhibiting lively, green foliage, a sign of vegetative health that remained excellent right up to the harvest. The 2022 harvest started early, on 8th August, fostered by lower temperatures that preserved freshness and aromatic finesse in the bunches. It ended on 24th August, at the end of a season that demanded attention and interpretative sensitivity, but which was able to reward the most balanced vineyards – particularly the most mature ones, whose roots, reaching deep down into the soil, found precious resources to support the vines in the driest periods. The result is a vintage with great elegance and structure, capable of coherently narrating a territory that knows the strength of resilience and the harmony of natural balance.