The Moraschi family
The Moraschi family has been involved in viticulture since the second half of the 19th century. The first vine-dresser was Bortolo Moraschi, born in 1846.
The family-run company was subsequently founded in the first half of the 1990s by brothers Oliviero and Giuseppe Moraschi, assisted by Oenologist Alessandro Santini. Thanks to them, the first D.O.C. and D.O.C.G. were created.
Organic viticulture
Per la difesa e il nutrimento della vite, Tenuta Moraschi si avvale solo ed esclusivamente di sostanze di origine naturale.
Un metodo di coltivazione che coinvolge non solo la difesa fitosanitaria delle piante, mediante pratiche agronomiche ecologicamente sicure, ma anche le scelte dell’impianto, la lavorazione del suolo e la gestione del verde, con la potatura e il controllo delle malerbe.
Cultivating organic grapes means a lot of manual work and a constant presence in the vineyard, both to pay attention to the natural wine cycles and to avoid any trouble.
The Franciacorta method
The Franciacorta production method involves the use of noble vines (only white grapes of Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco and Erbamat and red grapes of Pinot Nero) and only requires the manual harvesting of the bunches in boxes.
The main feature is the second fermentation in the bottle, which occurs during a refinement period where the bottles are stacked and the wine is left to mature in contact with the yeasts for at least 18 months.
After this long wait, we arrive at "remuage": a technique aimed at gently moving the sediments near the crown cap so as to allow its expulsion through disgorgement or "degorgement". The process culminates with the topping up, the addition of the liqueur d'expédition and capping.
