Spumante Extra Brut Metodo Classico "Cuvée dei Frati" Cà dei Frati

The cuvée of the Frati is an innovative and achieved experiment: it is focused to the prestigious of the Company Ca dei Frati and it is the maximum expression of the territory and it is also a typical local product. It is remarkable for its acid and sapid taste made by the local grapes of the Garda and it can be placed side by side to the better Italian sparkling wines. It is produced with Turbiana grapes and a 10% of Chardonnay which soften the local vine. After 24 months on yeasts in bottle the wine acquires a great refinement. The wine making process starts with a pressing of the grapes with part of the aging process in steel and the other part in barrels.

The Cuvée dei Frati has a proof of 13%, an acidity of 6,70 grams per liter and a dry residual of 20,2 grams per liter. This cuvee has a fine and persistent perlage. The color is gold yellow with green reflections get from the barrel aging. The perfumes are fragrances of bread and toasted hazelnut but also of aged tobacco and hay. The palate is silky and round. It is really pleasant. The fruit aromas is perfectly mixed with the bread and the toasted hazelnut aromas.

The cuvée dei Frati is an appetizer wine but it can be also a meal wine if matches with light courses. It has to be served fresh around 10°C in high and tapered wine glasses.