Mille 1 2020
Garda rosso DOC, Azienda Agricola Pratello, 3000 ml
Great fun
- Just as playful as its label: a red wine from Lake Garda for carefree enjoyment.
- The nose overflows with fruit and oriental spices. Juicy, smooth and irresistibly charming on the palate.
- Perfect with antipasti, pizza and, of course, pasta. But it also shines on its own.
Description
This red from Lake Garda is just as much fun as its label! The Fiat 500 on the label is no coincidence – winemaker Vincenzo Bertola likes to compare the pleasure of drinking it to a summer drive with the top down. It is made from, amongst other varieties, Rebo, a rare cross between Merlot and Teroldego. In the glass, it glows ruby red; the nose is bursting with fruit, revealing cranberry and sour cherry, cassis, violets and oriental spices. On the palate, it is juicy with mild acidity and buttery-soft tannins. It pairs well with all kinds of pasta, pizza and antipasti, grilled meat or a portion of fried calamari. However, it is also perfectly happy to be enjoyed on its own.
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Attributes
| Grape variety: | Rebo, Merlot |
| Producer: | Azienda Agricola Pratello |
| Origin: | Italy / Lombardia |
| Other bottle sizes: | 9000 ml 12000 ml |
| Label: | Vegan |
| Ripening potential: | 2 to 8 years |
| Drinking temperature: | 16 to 18 °C |
| Food Pairing: | Italian antipasti, Pizza or Flammkuchen, Spaghetti con sugo al basilico, Vegetable flan, quiche |
| Vinification: | cooling period, fermentation in steel tank, long must fermentation |
| Harvest: | hand-picking |
| Maturation: | in large wooden barrel/foudre, some months bottle storage before sale |
| Bottling: | filtration |
| Maturation duration: | 6 months |
| Volume: | 14.0 % |
| Note: | Contains sulphites |
Azienda Agricola Pratello
In Padenghe sul Garda, a small medieval village at the south-western end of Lake Garda, lies the traditional but also progressive Azienda Agricola Pratello.
Vincenzo Bertola directs this agricultural estate, which comprises a total of 100 hectares. 45 hectares of which are planted with vines. In addition, olives, cereals, vegetables and fruit are also grown. Forests and pasture land, on which an Alpaca herd frolics, form part of this estate. The soil, mainly moraine soil with some clay, is loose, stony and dates back to the glacial period. The climate is generally mild and is under the influence of the nearby lake.
Rebo
The perfect crossing
This red variety was crossed from two typical Trentino vines, the autochthonous Teroldego and the Merlot. Researcher Rebo Rigotti fathered it in 1960 at the agricultural institute Istituto Agrario di San Michele all’Adige. Rigotti saw it as his most successful creation to date and so immediately gave it his name.
Merlot
Everybody’s darling
Merlot is the most charming member of the Bordeaux family. It shines with rich colour, fragrant fullness, velvety tannins and sweet, plummy fruit. It even makes itself easy for the vintner, as it matures without issue in cool years as well. This is in contrast to the stricter Cabernet Sauvignon, which it complements as a blending partner. Its good qualities have made the Merlot famous worldwide. At over 100,000 hectares, it is the most-planted grape in France. It also covers large areas in California, Italy, Australia and recently in Eastern Europe. The only catch is that pure Merlot varieties rarely turn out well. Its charm is often associated with a lack of substance. Only the best specimens improve with maturity. They then develop complex notes of leather and truffles. This succeeds in the top wines from the Bordeaux appellation of Pomerol and those from Ticino, among others.
Italy
Italy – Where wine is a way of life
The Italian wine regions are extremely diverse, and this is made clear in their wines. Established varieties such as Merlot, Syrah, and Sauvignon can be found on just 15 percent of the total vine growing area. The remaining 85 percent is reserved for autochthonous, indigenous varieties. More than 2,000 different grape varieties are grown under diverse conditions and pressed with various techniques into wines that reach the top tier of the international wine market.
