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Serve at:
12 - 14 °C.
Longevity:
03 - 05 years

- Start up year: 1958
- Oenologist: Mauro Merz
- Bottles produced: 720.000
- Hectares: 221
For over sixty years Fontana Candida has been the undisputed star of the distribution and success of Frascati all over the world.Its primary mission has always been to promote this designation, outright wine heritage of the Roman district, with great quality potential, some yet to be explored. The freshness and personality of Fontana Candida wines come from excellent vines and distinct skills, embodying perfectly the lifestyle and rich history and traditions typical of their area, renowned and appreciated all over the globe. Read more


Name | Fontana Candida Frascati Superiore Luna Mater Riserva 2021 |
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Type | White still |
Denomination | Frascati Superiore DOCG |
Vintage | 2021 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
Grape varieties | 50% Malvasia di Candia, 30% Malvasia del Lazio, 10% Bombino Bianco/Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, 10% Greco |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lazio |
Vendor | Fontana Candida |
Story | The name Luna Mater evokes genesis and procreation, interpreting symbolically the birth of the cellar and the inspiration for the experts, grapes and vine varieties which make up the tradition of Frascati. It is, as well, a reminder of the moon, mysterious and enigmatic, forever linked to agricultural practices. |
Origin | Monteporzio Catone (Roma) |
Soil composition | The loose, porous, volcanic soil, dry without being arid, is the typical “terrinella” (pozzolana, rich in potassium, phosphorous and microelements), ideal for viticulture. |
Cultivation system | The training systems are the spalliera, the Guyot and the cordone speronato. |
Harvest | The vintage was postponed until towards the end of the month of October and the well ripened grapes were selected before harvesting.flavor of the grapes. |
Wine making | The bunches were picked by hand, put into small boxes and taken immediately to the cellar; here the grapes were divided into two parts, the first was at once cooled down before being gently pressed to maintain unchanged in the must the aromatic components, the second part was destemmed, cooled and immediately fermented in contact with the skins in small wooden barrels, to produce a marked varietal character and an original olfactory complexity and flavour. A final small share vintaged a few days later than the first ones, was destemmed by hand and the grapes were added intact to the fermenting must from the grapes picked first in order to preserve in the wine the typical bouquet and |
Aging | After the bottling there follows 1 year of refinement, of which at least 4 months in bottles, with the bottles lying horizontally and placed in the cantina’s cellar excavated by hand in the tufa, with a naturally constant temperature and humidity. |
Total acidity | 5.25 gr/L |
PH | 3.35 |
Residual sugar | 2.0 gr/L |
Dry extract | 23.0 gr/L |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |