Il Mosnel

Via Contrada Barboglio, 5-11
25040 Passirano
Italia

Tel. 030653117
Fax. 030654236

http://www.ilmosnel.com
info@ilmosnel.com

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Azienda Agricola Il Mosnel lies in the heart of Franciacorta, in Camignone, at a spot traditionally referred to as Il Mosnel, a dialect word of Celtic origin that means a rock pile. It is the name as well of the venerable residence, adjacent properties, and 16^th-century wine cellars that witness to the centuries-old winemaking traditions inherited by the Barboglio family in 1836. From 1968 under the expert guidance of Emanuela Barboglio (deceased in 2007) helped in the last years by her children Giulio and Lucia Barzanò, the estate has dedicated itself to viticulture and the production of Franciacorta DOCG. Deep respect for the environment, vineyards planted to high densities, and low yields per vine are the guiding principles of the cultivation of the 40 hectares of estate vineyards (38 for Franciacorta DOCG and 2 for DOC), all directed to the goal of providing exceptional raw materials: the grapes. The eight different grape varieties planted in 16 different vineyard blocks surrounding the estate building complex each require customised management throughout the growing year and painstaking precision in the choice of optimal harvest dates. 

The grapes are picked into shallow boxes and sent immediately to the cellar, to be carefully graded then lightly pressed. The must is then cool-fermented in small oak casks or in stainless steel. After lengthy, careful tastings in the spring, the different wines, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, and Pinot Noir, each from its own appropriate vineyard block, are blended in varying proportions to make up the various types of Franciacorta and will then re-ferment in the bottle. The bottled wine ages at least two years in our attractive, venerable wine cellar, with the lees contact that will optimise its brilliance, its subtle, leisurely mousse, and the unmistakable aromas typical of Il Mosnel’s Franciacorta versions.

Restructuring an area above the cellar recently enabled us to make available to wine tourists a unique, versatile space we call, Quelli che il vino… (“Those to whom wine...”), a warm, welcoming area, a kind of treasure trove made available by Quelli che il vino … è la loro vita (“Those to whom wine…is their life.”), where one may taste wine, celebrate it; where wine is art, science, culture, feelings, play; where wine is always and everywhere not just in the glass or on one’s lips, but in the vine-rows that march in through the windows, and in the fragrances that waft in from the cellar and fill the room. For the pleasure of Quelli che il vino… 

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