CROSARA
DOC Breganze
A wine of remarkable concentration, length and finish that leaves the senses fully satisfied!
Perfect pairing with grilled or braised meats and aged cheeses.
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Colour: deep purple with ruby reflections.
On the nose: the bouquet is profoundly rich with notes of black small berries and very ripe fruit, spices, coffee and cocoa.
In the mouth: these penetrating and persistent flavours merge beautifully with the fine-grained tannins and velvety mouthfeel.
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Merlot 100%
VINIFICATION
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Vine layout: manual harvesting, fermentation in stainless steel tanks with eight days of maceration, several punching down.
Aging: for one year in French oak barriques, half new half second usage.
TERROIR
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Location of the vineyard: between the Santo Stefano and the Ferrata properties, one single vineyard of a 10.000 vines per hectare Vineyard planted in 1994.
Exposure and type of land: volcanic and tuffaceous hills.
Santo Stefano
A nice piece of land, completely facing south, with a light inclination of 15%. The composition of the soil, well balanced between clay and silt, is perfect for great red wines. The Cabernet Sauvignon planted in 1992 in a high density vineyard gives To the slope an amazing look.
Ferrata
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The vineyard Ferrata is named after the road close by: during World War I that was the path of the railroad. On this estate in 1985 the Maculan family planted the first high density vineyard with 10.000 vines per hectare of the Breganze DOC with Cabernet Sauvignon and in 1990 with Chardonnay. On the west side of the hill, in 1990 Merlot was planted at 8000 vines per hectare.
