Franciacorta DOCG Extra Brut “Il Canto delle Cicale”

It is the latest wine from the Le Cantorie family and has replaced the Franciacorta Brut

It is called "Il Canto delle Cicale" because the area where the vineyards and winery reside was called, 80 years ago "le Cantorie," because it was the area where cicadas sang both day and night in the summertime.

Our Extra Brut boasts minimum aging of 27 to 30 months on its lees, a full 10 to 12 months longer than the minimum 18 months imposed by the Franciacorta production specifications.

Time spent on the lees awakens unprecedented harmonies in the wine, all to be experienced.

This Franciacorta is made with the classic method from selected Chardonnay (80%) and Pinot noir (20%) grapes, and it gathers in itself all the characteristics of the terroir. It is complex and at the same time fragrant, savory and mineral, with a very fine perlage and fruity and yeasty aromas, elegant and refined on the palate.

At the peak of the Casaglio hill in Gussago (Brescia), in the easternmost part of Franciacorta, stands Le Cantorie, a family-run winery. Here, among the green rows and the blue sky, rises an elegant and imposing structure, clad with locally hand-crafted stones sourced directly from the hill where the vineyards grow.

Founded in 2005 thanks to the idea of Emiliano and Maria's third daughter, Elisabetta, Le Cantorie is today a small gem not only architecturally but also, and above all, in terms of production. From the first few hundred bottles, over the last twenty years, Le Cantorie has reached a production of 75,000 bottles a year, all produced with the 14 hectares of owned vineyards, located near the winery and only in hilly positions.

The management of the winery is in the hands of sisters Erika and Elisabetta, the first wine producers in the family that has always worked in the wine industry. Every weekend, together with an all-female team, they open the doors of the winery to tell the story of the family and the philosophy that guides them. All experiences include a visit to the entire structure: an immersive experience discovering panoramic points, historic vineyards, thermo-conditioned steel tanks, large stacks, and oak barrels for wine aging, immersed in an environment that skillfully mixes stone, glass, and wood.