Ronchedone Magnum 2021

Description

Ronchedone Ca' dei Frati is a full-bodied red wine with great depth that embodies a unique characteristic: the challenge of producing a red in an area traditionally suited to producing excellent whites. It originates in Lugana di Sirmione, a small town in the hills of Desenzano overlooking the southern shore of Lake Garda. Its history is closely linked to the winery where it is produced, that historic "house with cellar known as Luogo dei Fratti" (the place of the brothers), which first recognized its terroir as rich in promise and expectation. The local climate is among the most favorable on the peninsula: cool summers, mild winters, and a rainy autumn season perfect for ensuring the grapes' lush growth. The soil is of morainic origin, fairly dry, with a fair amount of clay and gravel. Ronchedone red wine is made from a blend of Sangiovese, Marzemino, and a small percentage (10%) of Cabernet grapes. The training system is among the most widespread in the area: simple Guyot and spurred cordon. Harvest takes place at the end of September and is conducted meticulously and carefully to ensure that grapes arrive at the cellar at an optimal level of ripeness. Here, the winemaking process begins with prolonged maceration on the skins, which helps extract the flavors and character of the future wine. The next step is malolactic fermentation, which takes place in barriques for a period of no less than 15 months. The production process concludes with 10 months of bottle aging, which gives the product its unique organoleptic characteristics.

Details

Perfume

Very rich on the nose with hints of red fruit, crushed blueberries, marasca cherries in alcohol, balsamic and jam aromas.

Taste

On the palate, it is powerful and incisive, clean and tasty, with the fine acidity that is the mark of the land of Benaco.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Ca dei Frati

From this winery

• Start up year: 1939
• Oenologist: Igino Dal Cero
• Hectares: 120

The company Ca' dei Frati has been known since 1782 as evidenced by a document that refers to 'a house with a cellar located in Lugana in the tener of Sirmione called the place of the Friars'.

It was in 1939 when Felice Dal Cero, son of Domenico, already a winemaker in Montecchia Crosara in Verona, moved in that house, Lugana of Sirmione, sensing immediately the wine-growing area.
After 30 years of work in the vineyard and winery in 1969, his son Peter participated in the creation of Doc started to bottle its first Lugana Casa dei Frati label.

Today, with his wife Santa Rosa cultural heritage has been passed on to children Igino, Gian Franco and Anna Maria who run the company with the same passion and determination.

Mutual respect, the union of the family, defined roles and the link to their territory on the shores of Lake Garda, represent the true strength of the Dal Cero family

Ca'dei Frati treasures of the past and looks to the future through a research and development of what was built in 70 years of wines. Read more

Lombardy

Technical Sheet

Name	Ca dei Frati Ronchedone Magnum 2021
Type	Red still
Denomination	VdT
Vintage	2021
Size	1,50 l
Alcohol content	14.0% by volume
Grape varieties	10% Cabernet Sauvignon, Marzemino, Sangiovese
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Vendor	Ca dei Frati
Origin	Lugana di Sirmione (Brescia).
Soil composition	Clayey-limestone, silty and sandy.
Cultivation system	Simple Guyot and spurred cordon.
Yield per hectare	8,000 kg/hectare.
Wine making	Maceration in steel with prolonged contact. Malolactic fermentation is carried out.
Aging	In barriques for 14 months, followed by 10 months in the bottle.
Total acidity	6.0 gr/L
PH	3.6
Dry extract	36.0 gr/L
Allergens	Contains sulphites