FRATTA
DOC Breganze
Perfect with grilled or roasted red meats or aged cheeses.
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Colour: rich ruby red with purple reflections.
On the nose: the wine carries intense aromas of red berries, bilberries and raspberries, along with spicy notes of cocoa and coffee.
In the mouth: a balanced expression of fine-grained tannins, and full-bodied, flavourful Elegance.
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A blend of Cabernet sauvignon and Merlot grown in very best, low-yielding vineyards.
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: the Cabernet sauvignon is from a 10.000 vines per hectare Vineyard in the Ferrata area, the Merlot is from the Villa Elettra Vineyard.
Exposure and type of land: volcanic and tuffaceous hills.
Villa Elettra
This vineyard is inside the property of the Ordine dei Frati Minori in the Brogliati Contro area of Breganze and it has been planted with Merlot in 1999. The east, south-east exposition guarantee the full ripening of the grape, providing us one of the best merlot of all our estates. The ancient olive trees give us the olives to produce our Olio della Fratta.
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.
