Muratori
Villa Crespia is a brand of Franciacorta created by the Muratori brothers with the intent to renew the ancient roots of the winemaking tradition of the area. The term Crespia dates back to the Early Middle Ages and was used to indicate the wine of the previous year, to which must, fresh grapes, and water were added, in order to obtain a fresh refermented wine. An ancient and archaic way of achieving a second fermentation, a process on which the production of Franciacorta is still based today. The winery is located in Adro, but the estate is divided into many parcels located in different areas of the denomination's territory, allowing for a wide selection of base wines at the time of creating the cuvées.
The territory of Franciacorta consists of a wide area of morainic hills, formed by the retreat of the great alpine glaciers, connected to each other by fluvioglacial tongues and colluvium. Starting from the zoning studies of the territory in the 1990s, Villa Crespia wanted to give voice to the six different landscapes of Franciacorta, with a range of labels that express the authentic character of each individual territory. A way to interpret and enhance the nuances, with a production process that involves the separate harvesting and vinification of the grapes from each area. Villa Crespia thus proposes in purity the peculiarities of the various areas: the fine and loamy deposits of Brolese, the glacial and fluvial soils, gravelly and clayey of Novalia, the alluvial soils, moderately clayey of the colluvium of Miolo, the morainic lands of Numero Zero, the clayey soils of the terraced colluvium of Cisiolo, and the morainic areas of high hills rich in pebbles of Cesonato.
The uniformity of the vinification processes allows for a better appreciation of the differences between the various territories. All operations take place in the Adro winery. The building is a modern example of architecture, a true wine house built on multiple levels, designed to use the force of gravity to transfer grapes, musts, and wines, without using pumps and electric energy. In addition to delicately handling the raw material, gravity architecture also allows for significant energy savings, making the entire production cycle eco-sustainable.
Villa Crespia is a brand of Franciacorta created by the Muratori brothers with the intent to renew the ancient roots of the winemaking tradition of the area. The term Crespia dates back to the Early Middle Ages and was used to indicate the wine of the previous year, to which must, fresh grapes, and water were added, in order to obtain a fresh refermented wine. An ancient and archaic way of achieving a second fermentation, a process on which the production of Franciacorta is still based today. The winery is located in Adro, but the estate is divided into many parcels located in different areas of the denomination's territory, allowing for a wide selection of base wines at the time of creating the cuvées.
The territory of Franciacorta consists of a wide area of morainic hills, formed by the retreat of the great alpine glaciers, connected to each other by fluvioglacial tongues and colluvium. Starting from the zoning studies of the territory in the 1990s, Villa Crespia wanted to give voice to the six different landscapes of Franciacorta, with a range of labels that express the authentic character of each individual territory. A way to interpret and enhance the nuances, with a production process that involves the separate harvesting and vinification of the grapes from each area. Villa Crespia thus proposes in purity the peculiarities of the various areas: the fine and loamy deposits of Brolese, the glacial and fluvial soils, gravelly and clayey of Novalia, the alluvial soils, moderately clayey of the colluvium of Miolo, the morainic lands of Numero Zero, the clayey soils of the terraced colluvium of Cisiolo, and the morainic areas of high hills rich in pebbles of Cesonato.
The uniformity of the vinification processes allows for a better appreciation of the differences between the various territories. All operations take place in the Adro winery. The building is a modern example of architecture, a true wine house built on multiple levels, designed to use the force of gravity to transfer grapes, musts, and wines, without using pumps and electric energy. In addition to delicately handling the raw material, gravity architecture also allows for significant energy savings, making the entire production cycle eco-sustainable.
