Franciacorta Satèn

Satèn was still a new word when this wine was made. The Franciacorta Consortium registered the name in 1995, for its members only. It stands for a white, always-Brut style that today's rules cap at 5 atmospheres in the bottle, a softer push than a classic Franciacorta. Mosnel's sheet dates its own first Satèn to 1996, which makes the 2000 one of the early vintages.

Mosnel's current sheet names Chardonnay alone. Part of it ferments in steel and part in barrique, and the bottles rest at least 36 months on the lees before riddling. DiWineTaste's notes on the 2001 also list Chardonnay alone, with part of it fermented in barrique.

This lot was disgorged in February 2004. It has spent more than twenty years under cork since it left its lees.