WORKING OFF OF 2 HECTARES OF VINEYARDS ON A HILL WHICH MARKS THE EXACT BORDER OF FRANCIACORTA, MATTIA CORBELLINI PRODUCES FOU METODO CLASSICO DOSAGGIO ZERO. THE HILL WHERE MATTIA’S VINES ARE LOCATED IS PART OF A NATURAL RESERVE, WHICH PROTECTS HIM FROM THE THREAT OF OUTSIDE INTERVENTION ON HIS LAND. AFTER A CAREER AS A SOMMELIER, IN 2011 MATTIA BOUGHT AZIENA AGRICOLA CHERUBINI. THE FARM WAS BUILT IN 1965, BEFORE THE RUSH TO MAKE FRANCIACORTA HYPER-PRODUCTIVE LED PRODUCERS TO PLANT VINEYARDS ON EASY-TO-FARM FLAT LAND, AS OPPOSED TO PLANTING ON STEEP SLOPES THAT, WHILE ENSURING HIGHER QUALITY, ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO FARM MECHANICALLY. MATTIA’S OLDEST VINES ARE AROUND 60 YEARS OLD, FROM THE ORIGINAL PLANTINGS, AND OTHERS ARE 30 YEARS OLD. HIS WORK IS ALL MANUAL, FROM TENDING TO THE VINES, TO HARVEST, TO DEGORGING AND EVEN LABELING. IN A VERY LITTLE CELLAR, HE WORKS 52 SMALL BARRELS WITH MINIMAL INTERVENTION, ONLY USING SULFUR WHEN NEEDED AT BOTTLING.