Alessandra is our youngest winemaker, a true force of nature. She invited us into the tiniest little cellar where we found ourselves infatuated by her wines and their stories.

At the age of 28, after training in several wineries to learn the art of winemaking, she took over 2 small hectares that had been farmed organically for years.

Everything is done in a completely natural way, indigenous yeasts, no sulfur, no dosage, long maceration in cement vats and old barrels... The result? Bubbles of character of incomparable accuracy and delicacy.

"When I was looking for a vineyard to farm, I researched the soil types in Franciacorta and found that the eastern part had wonderful conditions for producing sparkling wines and that's why I looked for a vineyard in Gussago.

In fact, it is a pre-alpine territory, which is one of the oldest soils in Franciacorta. It is composed of clay and limestone. In addition, in this area in particular, there is a great variation in temperature, which is an excellent condition for the minerality, acidity, and crispness of the wines.

Unfortunately, the Franciacorta consortium has not communicated this diversity and therefore, for the moment, I do not feel represented in the appellation.

That's why I write Gussago on the label of my wines instead of Franciacorta."

- Alessandra Divella

Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Alc: 12%
Residual Sugar: Nature, 0 g/l
Age of the vines: 18 years old
Agriculture: Organic (uncertified), with no systematic treatments and limited use of copper and sulfur only when necessary. Limestone and clay soils.
In the Cellar: First fermentation made with indigenous yeasts, then aged in barriques until spring. Blended with 25% of Vin de Reserve made of 100% Pinot Noir before the tirage. Aged 42 months on the lees. Unfiltered.
Region: Hills of Gussago, Franciacorta, Lombardy