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“I Frati” Lugana DOC 2021
Bright, shining yellow, fine fragrance of white fruits and blossoms. Fresh, well-balanced taste with pleasantly lively acidity, delicate bitter almond note in the finish and a fine mineral vein in the aftertaste. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2020 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: 100% Trebbiano
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 6 months stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 29,65 g/l
- Total Acidity: 6,35 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 7,55 g/l
- Sulfite: 88 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,45
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Rosa dei Frati” Riviera del Garda Bresciano DOC 2021
Attractive salmon colour, pleasant bouquet, elegant, fresh on the palate, juicy beautiful fruit, lively acid structure, subtle extract sweetness in the finish. A versatile food companion with a great enjoyment factor! SUPERIORE.DE
"Light salmon pink with orange reflections. Notes of pome fruit, slightly herbaceous nuances, grapefruit zest and a hint of raspberry. On the palate the fruit predominates, with fine melting, juicy, good drinking flow, medium-long final." Falstaff
read more- Grape Varieties: 30% Gropello, 30% Marzemino, 30% Sangiovese, 10% Barbera
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 12,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 29,66 g/l
- Total Acidity: 6,36 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 7,65 g/l
- Sulfite: 88 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,36
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Tre Filer” Vino di uve stramature VdT 2018 dolce
Tre Filer is made from the sugary sweet must of overripe (stramature), dried white wine grapes and matures for a year in oak barrels. A wonderful sweet wine: grapey in aroma, with notes of apple, honey and apricots, fascinating - an almost hypnotic sweetness that enchants the palate. Gourmets appreciate the combination with spicy cheese flavours, terrines, puff pastry or shortbread. SUPERIORE.DE
"Bright radiant golden yellow with green reflections. Opens on ripe apricot and fragrant peach blossom, wrapped in delicate nutmeg and candied pineapple. On the palate a potpourri of dried fruits and blossom honey, clear, supple, open-hearted in the course, sweet fruit melt graces the finish, simple but good." Falstaff
read more- Grape Variety: Turbiana, Chardonnay, Sauvignon
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel tank
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 145,00 g/l
- Total Acidity: 7,20 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 140,00 g/l
- Sulfite: 118 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,25
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 10-12 °C
- Storage Potential: 2027+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Brolettino” Lugana DOC 2020
Old vines in excellent locations, late harvest, strict selection, exemplary work in the vineyard and cellar as well as several months in the barrique result in this powerful, long-lasting Lugana. Bright, rich straw yellow. Elegant bouquet of ripe fruit, peaches, apples and tea roses, full-bodied on the palate, densely woven and infused with a pleasant mineral acidity, crisp and long. SUPERIORE.DE
"Floral, citrus, peach and herbal nose. The palate is structured and quite weighty with brisk acidity and a long finish. A lovely example." Decanter
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Trebbiano
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: barrique
- Development: barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 24,95 g/l
- Total Acidity: 6,45 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 4,85 g/l
- Sulfite: 78 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,22
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 10-12 °C
- Storage Potential: 2025+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Ronchedone” Vino Rosso VdT 2018
Ronchedone with fine scents of spices, smoke, cedar and red fruits. On the palate a good, extract-rich density, fruity with sweetish hints and light tannin in the finish." SUPERIORE.EN
read more- Grape Varieties: 45% Marzemino, 45% Sangiovese, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 14 months barrique
- Development: barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 14,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 36,55 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,78 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 7,65 g/l
- Sulfite: 94 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,44
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2026+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Pratto” Vino Bianco VdT 2020
Pratto is a wonderfully complex cuvée of Turbiana, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Bianco. Sweet floral notes on the nose, elegant, fruity, creamy with mineral notes on the palate. A full-bodied, round wine that tempts you to the next glass ... SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: Turbiana, Chardonnay and Sauvignon
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 6 months wooden barrel
- Development: wooden barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 14,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 34,65 g/l
- Total Acidity: 7,25 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 11,85 g/l
- Sulfite: 99 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,31
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 10-12 °C
- Storage Potential: 2025+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned03220620 · 0,75 l · 23,87 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately
“Cuvée dei Frati” Metodo Classico VSQ Brut
The Cuvée dei Frati is composed of classic Lugana grapes and ten percent Chardonnay to round it off. After 24 months of yeast storage in the bottle, this noble sparkling wine is created with aromas of bisquit, hay and dried tobacco leaves. The moderate carbonic acid pressure makes it glide over the palate like silk. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Varieties: 90% Trebbiano, 10% Chardonnay
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 24 months on the yeast (partly barrique)
- Development: metodo classico/bottle fermentation
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 20,20 g/l
- Total Acidity: 6,70 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 4,55 g/l
- Sulfite: 96 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,20
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2025
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Pietro dal Cero” Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOC 2015
Pietro dal Cero thrives on the extensive and sunny vineyard Luxinum at the foot of the Monti Lessini. A magnificent, dark ruby-red Amarone. Its lush aromas range from lovely floral nuances to fruity sour cherry and blackberry to balsamic notes such as star anise, melding together in the multi-layered bouquet. On the palate, there are hints of dark chocolate, memories of tobacco, coffee and cardamom as well as a hint of mint. A full-bodied, complex wine, the pronounced tannin velvety caresses the palate, a fresh lively acidity brings lightness and freshness to the long finish, which benefits from nutty accents. SUPERIORE.DE
"Rich, hearty ruby red with a subtly lightening rim. Open, inviting nose, of dried tomatoes, rich raspberries, a pinch of caramel, as well as fine cloves in the aftertaste, and cherry syrup. On the palate, sturdy, dense and juicy at the same time, opens on clear, dark fruit with polished tannin, nice pressure, great length." Falstaff
read more- Grape Varieties: 65% Corvina, 15% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella, 5% Croatina
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 24 months wooden barrel and stainless steel
- Development: wooden barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 16,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 53,20 g/l
- Total Acidity: 8,10 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 12,10 g/l
- Sulfite: 145 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,57
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2040+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Pietro dal Cero” Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOC 2015 · 6 Bottles in OWC
Pietro dal Cero thrives on the extensive and sunny vineyard Luxinum at the foot of the Monti Lessini. A magnificent, dark ruby-red Amarone. Its lush aromas range from lovely floral nuances to fruity sour cherry and blackberry to balsamic notes such as star anise, melding together in the multi-layered bouquet. On the palate, there are hints of dark chocolate, memories of tobacco, coffee and cardamom as well as a hint of mint. A full-bodied, complex wine, the pronounced tannin velvety caresses the palate, a fresh lively acidity brings lightness and freshness to the long finish, which benefits from nutty accents. SUPERIORE.DE
"Rich, hearty ruby red with a subtly lightening rim. Open, inviting nose, of dried tomatoes, rich raspberries, a pinch of caramel, as well as fine cloves in the aftertaste, and cherry syrup. On the palate, sturdy, dense and juicy at the same time, opens on clear, dark fruit with polished tannin, nice pressure, great length." Falstaff
read more- Grape Varieties: 65% Corvina, 15% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella, 5% Croatina
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 24 months wooden barrel and stainless steel
- Development: wooden barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 16,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 53,20 g/l
- Total Acidity: 8,10 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 12,10 g/l
- Sulfite: 145 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,57
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2040+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned03222615 · 4,5 l · 76,89 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping3 units available
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When Felice Dal Cero took over the farm founded by Andrea Frati on the southern shore of Lake Garda in a dilapidated state, it was not yet foreseeable that the estate, which had already been mentioned in a document in 1782, would one day produce top-quality wines at an international level. But in the course of time, the Cà dei Frati winery, based in Lugana di Sirmione, has recently even been able to create new vineyards in a hurry, selling its fine wines more and more successfully all over the world. Felice's son Pietro contributed significantly to the recognition of the region of origin in 1969, two years after the creation of the Lugana DOC, when he marketed the first bottles of Lugana dei Frati. Through improvements in the vineyard and the cellar the quality of the estate wines could be constantly improved. The northern Italian winery is a member of Viticoltori Italiani di Eccellenza, a voluntary association of quality-conscious Italian winegrowers.
Although the Cà dei Frati winery also produces powerful and impressive red wines, the main focus is on producing the highest quality white wines. For many lovers of Italian white wines, the winery is even the epitome of top wines from Lombardy. Today, Pietro's creative and also down-to-earth children run the company that combines tradition and innovation in the best possible way. Igino has sovereignty in the cellar, Gian Franco takes care of the vineyards and Anna Maria is responsible for marketing and sales.
Lake Garda plays an important role in the quality of Lugana DOC wines. The valley boiler acts also in the autumn like a heat accumulator, so that the temperatures never sink too strongly. The mild climate makes a late harvest of healthy and fully ripened grapes possible. In addition to the local Trebbiano di Lugana and Marzemino grape varieties, the Cà dei Frati vineyard portfolio also includes Sangiovese and the international varieties Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
The times in which the estate produced grapes for large wineries and bulk wines are long gone. Already in the sixties the farm was completely converted to viticulture. Depending on the vineyard and the degree of ripeness of Igino, the grapes are processed very sensitively in the cellar using state-of-the-art technology. The oenologist constantly explores new ways of vinification and tries to exploit the potential of the terroir and the raw materials even better. With the purchase of the Luxinum vineyard in Valpolicella, the Dal Cero siblings returned from Lombardy to their former homeland of Veneto to dedicate a first-class Amarone to their father. SUPERIORE.DE
"The Dal Cero family has made a significant contribution to the success of Lake Garda's wines by producing top-quality wines that highlight the maturing potential of the white wines produced in this area."Gambero Rosso
Facts
- Year of foundation: 1939
- Owner: Family Dal Cero
- Oenologist: Igino Dal Cero
- Annual production: approx. 1,800,000 bottles
- Vineyard: approx. 150 hectares
- Conventional cultivation