Loredan Gasparini
Loredan Gasparini Colli Asolani Venegazzu Superiore Capo di Stato 2019
| Denomination | Montello e Colli Asolani DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Veneto (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec |
Description
“Capo di Stato” was born in the historical “100 plants” vineyard, from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec grapes, where Montello’s microclimate (North of Venice) gives it a strong personality.
Awards
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2019
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Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
15 - 25 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1951
- Oenologist: Mauro Rasera
- Bottles produced: 400.000
- Hectares: 60
We are at Venegazzù, in the western part of the Montello. Ours is a story of men. The first of these was Count Piero Loredan Gasparini, a direct descendant of Leonardo Loredan, Doge of Venice – the city’s highest office – who in fact chose to retire to Vinegazzù. Piero Loredan Gasparini was a charismatic figure who, after making a visit to Bordeaux in France, decided to bring Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Franc, and Malbec to the Montello area, in order to produce a new wine that he could tell the whole world about. He turned his dream into reality, to the extent that, in the 1960s, it even won over French President Charles De Gaulle. In 1973, the baton passed to Giancarlo Palla, who has made a similarly important contribution to the area. Above all by bringing to the zone, which was traditionally linked with red wines, the culture of sparkling wine production. He was the first to realise that the Montello is an extraordinary site not only for full-bodied, long-lived wines, on which he continues to focus, but also for vibrant sparkling wines.
As long ago as the ’70s, he began producing a Metodo Classico wine with the aid of a consulting oenologist from Champagne, a region for which he harbours a real passion. To this he added experimentation with Prosecco, which he was one of the first to produce and for which he fought hard for the obtainment of the D.O.C. (in 1977) and of the Asolo Prosecco Superiore D.O.C.G., in 2009.
It was also Giancarlo Palla who sought recognition for Venegazzù as the only subzone of the D.O.C.G., today considered a real cru and produced only by Loredan Gasparini. Giancarlo was then joined by his sons Alberto and Lorenzo, who today run the company along with their father, with whom they are embarking on new projects. Read more
| Name | Loredan Gasparini Colli Asolani Venegazzu Superiore Capo di Stato 2019 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Montello e Colli Asolani DOC |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Vendor | Loredan Gasparini |
| Story | When Count Loredan, after several years of production of high quality wines, began to use a mature viticultural estate, in the ’60s he thought about the creation of a special reserve of Venegazzù Red Wine. Thus, the idea of a delicious wine, produced in limited quantities and vintages, was born, and it was soon desired for many special occasions, particularly appreciated in Venice, and then in the whole world. Among its first fans, we have many Heads of State, and in particular the French President Charles de Gaulle: in his honour, it permanently took the name of “Head of State”. |
| Origin | Volpago del Montello (TV) |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
