Davide Vignato bottle the first year of "Cul d'Oro" Gambellara Recioto DOC 2006 and "Ca' Ronchi" Passito Rosso IGT Veneto 2006
Year 2008 number 2
Davide Vignato bottle the first year of "Cul d'Oro" Gambellara Recioto DOC 2006 and "Ca' Ronchi" Passito Rosso IGT Veneto 2006
Cul d’oro is a sweet wine obtained from 100% of Garganega grapes. The vineyards grow up in a volcanic area called “Cul d’Oro” because of the land’s shape and of the grapes’ color when they are mature, Gold. The vineyards are 25 years old and the yield is low, 60/70 quintals/ha. The harvest is handmade, with the selection of the best grapes, in the first days of October and the grapes are dried for 5 months in the “Picai”. The grapes are pressed at 2 Bar to obtain all the flavours and the must ferment very slow, due to the cold season (February). After the fermentation the wine is decanted in barriques for a 5 months’ ageing. Then comes a filtration and the wine is bottled.
Produced quantity around 1200 bottles per year.
Ca’ Ronchi is a sweet wine obtained with a mono-varietal Merlot grapes that comes from Ronchi area, from which it takes the name. The vineyards are 40 years old with a low yield of 60/70 quintals/ha. The grapes are hand-harvested in mid September with a careful selection and is dried in plateau for 3 months. After being destemmed, the berries are put in small tanks to do a slow fermentation due to the cold season (January) together with the skins. It comes a pressing at 2 Bar to obtain the best aromas. At the end of the spring the wine is decanted in barriques for 5 months’ ageing. The color is a full ruby-red, it has hints of mature red fruits. Well-balanced between sweetness and alcohol, sapid with an aftertaste of sweet tannins, with a good acidity. Produced quantity 1150 bottles around.
