Recioto di Gambellara Albiba D.O.C. 2009 – Menti
WHITE WINE The art of producing Recioto Gambellara derives from the ancient tradition of making wine typical of the area. The best grapes Garganega grapes, are placed on racks or hung from the rafters, the so-called “PICAI”, in a dry and ventilated rooms where the grapes remain to dry before the pressing and vinification process.
Menti Giovanni and his family still produces this fantastic wine in the old fashion way, see him in action in the video below!
Menti familiy while building the traditional “PICAI” racks to hang grapes to dry.
All works are managed directly by the family, from taking care of the vines to the bottling process (sparkling process included); all wines are obtained with the maximum respect of nature and of Italian traditions.
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Grape Variety: 100% Garganega. Terroir: volcanic hillside in Gambellara Classic area. Vineyard are between 25 and 40 years old. Harvest and Vinification System: by hand at the end of September and the beginning of October. The grapes are allowed to dry gently in well ventilated rooms in an old tower from the 1700s for a period of 6 months. Wine Making Process: after having detained the sweetness desired by the wilting, the grapes are pressed down at 2 bar for 8 hours. The juice obtained is about the 20% of the original fresh fruit weight. It is fermented in old allier barriques and stays inside for a period of 10-12 months. Often the stabilisation occurs naturally. Afterwards it is filtered only once and it is bottled straight away.. Organoleptic Characteristics Colour: Intense golden yellow fading to amber Bouquet: Nose is very intense, rich fruity aromas of ripe fruits which fades into the floral bouquet, notes of vanilla. Taste: characteristic, harmonious, semi-sweet, slightly bitter aftertaste, with the possible perception of wood Alcohol Content: 12,5% Vol. Food matching: great meditation wine, match perfectly with ice cream and desserts. Highly suggested with dry or stuffed biscuits.
Gallio Torcolato Breganze 2008 D.O.C.
“… Precious …delicious…”. So the poet Aureliano Acanti in 1754 in “Roccolo Ditirambo” guide to wines from Vicenza, described the sweet wine “Passito” of Breganze. Predominantly from grapes Vespaiola dried twisted (“torcolati “) to the beams, is a seductive wine, for meditation, perfect complement to cheeses, pate, biscuits.
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Grape Variety: Vespaiola, Garganega, Tokai
Terroir: foothills vineyards location combined with volcanic-tuffaceous soils, which provide excellent water balance that is reflected in the final product.
Vinification System: fermentation in stainless steel tanks at temperature around 22-24°C, yield in must 20-25%.
Wine Making Process: the grapes are harvested by hand and put to dry partly laid on racks, partly hanging from the beams, depending on the type of cluster. The drying process is natural and continues for two to three months depending on the weather of the season, until the sugar concentration reaches 32-34%. The painstaking care in the selection of the clusters takes a long time, but it is the price to pay for having a high quality product. After destemming, which is particularly delicate due to the long drying phase, grapes undergo a slow and gentle pressing to give the wine its characteristic softness. The fermentation process takes place only with the natural enzymes contained in the must, without any additions. Wine is clarified by cooling down to -5/6°C , so there is no need of mechanical filtration and therefore a light settlement of tartaric acid is natural. After aging a year in stainless steel tanks, the wine is bottled. The total production is about 4000 bottles.
The entire process is followed personally by the producer, creating a precious wine from the earth to the glass.
Organoleptic Characteristics
Colour: bright golden to amber colour.
Bouquet: fruity with hints of honey combined with tropical fruit, apricot, peach and citrus.
Taste: with freshness of pure fruit, it is full, elegant, delicate and clean. The high phenolic ripeness accentuates the ripe fruit both on the nose and palate also through a long and persistent aftertaste. Excellent balance between acidity and sugars.
Alcohol Content: 12,5 % Vol
Food matching: cakes and pastries, pate de foie gras and young to medium aged creamy blue cheeses. Classified as a “meditation wine”, it can be also relished on its own.
