Omomorto Vino Spumante Dosaggio Zero 2019 - Giovanni Menti

Omomorto  - Giovanni Menti

The sparkling wine, with the singular name of Omomorto, is a Dosaggio Zero obtained mostly from Durella grapes, rich in acidity and able to express excellent sparkling wines. The grapes come from vineyards of thirty years that grow on volcanic soils. The harvest is manual and takes place in mid-October. After de-stemming, the grapes are pressed and fermented spontaneously with spontaneous yeasts in cement tanks. After a period of seven months of aging on the yeasts in the tank, is added of must of Albina (grape garganega passita) which begins a new fermentation with natural yeasts and sugars. Omomorto has a transparent bright yellow color with a delicate bubble. To the nose you can perceive hints of sour fruit, green apple, orange blossom, hazelnut notes and bread crust. On the palate it is very fresh, decisive and vertical, mineral and very good.

Service

It is advisable to taste the Omomorto at a temperature of 8/10 ° in flute ballon. Daily wine but left a few years in the cellar can give great emotions.

Pairing

Excellent as an aperitif, ideal with fish dishes, try it with a roasted turbot with potatoes.

Cellar: Giovanni Menti

The Giovanni Menti company is located in Gambellara, in the province of Vicenza. A historical company, it was founded by the current owner's grandfather at the end of the 19th century, who began to grow fruit trees, vegetables, vegetables and Garganega grapes for the sustenance of his family. After the second world war the company passed under the hands of his son Antonio, who understood the quality of the grapes produced, increased the production and began to vinify both dry and sweet wines. Antonio Menti, in 1964, was joined by his son Gianni, who at the beginning of the seventies began to bottle the wines. Since 2002 Giovanni is helped for all the work, from the vineyard to the bottling process, by his son Stefano. Today the company Menti can count on eight hectares of vineyards, all planted in Garganega and Durella, which grow on volcanic soils. Since 2010, the vineyards have been run under a biodynamic regime, which gives excellent results in terms of quality to the life of the farm's agronomic system. In the cellar it is preferred to spontaneous fermentations with indigenous yeasts in order to obtain wines that represent the terroir. In addition to sparkling wines, Giovanni Menti also produces some wonderful sweet wines and a Vin Santo of Gambellara. Since 2012 the company has decided to abandon the Gambellara consortium and bottle all its wines as a table wine