This month I’d like to speak about my Cuvee dei Vignato – V.S.Q. Durella-Chardonnay, vintage 2013.
This wine comes from the volcanic hills of Gambellara and it’s a blend of 90% Durella and 10% Chardonnay. It is a champenoise method sparkling wine and it’s the result of the two souls of the winery: my father Gian Domenico by one side, who has always cultivated Durella grape variety, and me by the other side, I decided to introduce Chardonnay.
The harvest is manual, the wine matures in stainless steel tanks and by the end we go on with the sparkling process of the best Cuvee.
The wine smells of ripen fruit, yeasts and bread crust; in the mouth it is round, enchanting and floral with a final hint of exotic fruit.
This vintage in particular, 2013, didn’t have any dry peaks during the summer; spring was rainy and a not so hot summer helped the grape bunches in a slow maturation, carried out in the best way possible.
A great vintage for sparkling wines because the grape bunches with their slow ripening, were able to maintain acidity and freshness, which are very important for a sparkling wine. Cuvee 2013 smells like citrus and in the mouth you can perceive a strong minerality.