“Torcolato” Bianco Breganze DOC 2023 dolce

Maculan | Veneto
Maculan S.r.l. | Via Castelletto 3 | IT 36042 Breganze

03080223 · 0,375 l · 56,00 €/lavailable immediately

The name says it all: "torcolare" – to twist, to braid. In Breganze, it was once a tradition to braid the Vespaiola grapes into plaits after the harvest and hang them under the cellar ceiling so that the air could circulate between the berries. An exercise in patience that takes months and ends with liquid gold. Fausto Maculan did not invent this wine – he saved it. When he took over the winery in the 1970s, Torcolato was an oxidised, syrupy relic. Fausto turned it into a modern sweet wine of international calibre: precise, fresh, lively. Today, 10–15% of the grapes are still woven and hung as Rosolo using the old method, the rest are dried in modern crates. After four months, the berries have lost almost 70% of their weight. Slow fermentation in steel tanks for around a month, followed by a year in French barriques.

Deep golden yellow, honey, apricot, candied orange, a hint of almond – and that freshness that makes sweet wines truly great. With Asiago Stravecchio, blue cheese, fregolota. Or simply solo, because it deserves that too. SUPERIORE.DE