A sweet wine made exclusively with Garganega grapes. The name of the wine refers to the place in which you can find the vineyard. This area is named “Cul d’Oro” because of the shape of the soil and the colour of the ripen grapes. The average age of the vines is 25 years. The selection of the grapes is made by hand and only the best bunches arrive to the winery. Cul d’Oro dries on the “picai” and ages in barriques. The colour of the wine recalls gold and we can smell ripen fruit. It is soft and balanced with almond aftertaste. It is fresh.
Name: Veneto Garganega Passito Igt
Production area: Gambellara (VI)
Subarea: Faldeo
Grapes variety: Garganega 100%
Grape-Harvest: medium late, with grapes hand- picked
Vineyard: the grapes come from the vineyard in the area of Cul D’Oro, average age of the vines is 35 years, median altitude 250 m, volcanic soil
Training system: Vicentine trellis
Winemaking process: grapes dry until February/March in “picai” (hangers), then fermented in temperature-controlled reduction
Aging: matures on its lees in aged barrels for 5 months until bottling
Colour: brilliant, luminous, golden yellow
Sensory profile: the bouquet is ample, with refined hints of ripe fruit. In the mouth has elegant and sweet, intense and persistent on the palate, good freshness. Soft and balanced with slight almond aftertaste
Pairings: excellent dessert wine as well as a classical wine for sipping and conversation. Excellent with dry almond paste pastries. Also finds happy pairings with fois gras and marbled cheeses
Serving temperature: between 12-14°C