“Tre Filer” Vino di uve stramature VdT 2021 dolce

Cà dei Frati | Lombardy
Az. Agr. Ca' dei Frati | Vai Frati 22 | IT 25019 Lugana di Sirmione

03220521 · 0,375 l · 42,40 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

The name is the programme – and a promise. "Tre Filer": three rows, three grape varieties, one idea. Turbiana, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc grow on the chalky, clayey soils of Lugana di Sirmione, the southern shore of Lake Garda, which Ca' dei Frati has understood like no other winery in the region for generations. What is made from these grapes follows an old logic with modern self-confidence. The harvest takes place late – deliberately too late, one might say. What is left over goes into the fruttaio, the drying room, and rests there for at least ninety days. During this time, the berries shrink and everything concentrates: sugar, flavours, character. Then comes the surprise: no wooden barrels, no barriques – instead, twelve to fourteen months in steel on the fine lees, followed by a year of ageing in the bottle. A sweet wine that dispenses with any opulent wood flavour and instead focuses on purity.

Brilliant golden yellow in the glass with amber-coloured reflections. The nose is inviting and multi-layered: dried fruit, honey, a hint of botrytis, ripe pineapple, mirabelle plum jam and a faint hint of orange zest. It opens viscous and sweet on the palate – and then the Turbiana kicks in. Its lively, almost cutting acidity breaks up the sweetness, keeps the wine moving and leaves the palate dry, although all the ingredients for pure melting are present. That is the real achievement of this wine: balance where other sweet wines tip over into heaviness. Autumn sunshine in the bottle – with a cool head. SUPERIORE.DE