Loredan Gasparini
Colli Asolani Venegazzu Superiore Capo di Stato 2019
| Denomination | DOC Montello e Colli Asolani Venegazzu' Superiore |
|---|---|
| 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
The Riserva "Capo di Stato" comes from a selection of the estate's best grapes and in particular from the historic 1946 vineyard of the "100 plants" with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec grapes, where the microclimate of Montello (in the Alta Marca Trevigiana) gives it a distinct personality.
Awards
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2019
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Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C
Longevity:
15 - 25 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1951
- Oenologist: Mauro Rasera
- Bottles produced: 350.000
- 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 years of producing extremely fine wines, began to dispose of a vine-growing heritage of a certain maturity, in the 1960s he began to think about creating a special reserve of Rosso di Venegazzù. Thus was born the idea of an exquisite wine, produced in limited quantities and vintages, which was soon sought after for many special occasions, particularly in the city of Venice, and immediately appreciated all over the world. Among its first admirers were various Heads of State and in particular the French President Charles de Gaulle, in whose honour it was definitively named Head of State. The first vintage was made in 1964 as a result of selecting the best grapes from the estate's oldest vineyard. |
| Origin | Volpago del Montello (TV) |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |