"Sottobosco" 2022 - Cà de Noci

“Sottobosco" - Ca Dei Noci

The "Sottobosco" is a sparkling red wine obtained from a blend of the rare lambrusco di montericco together with malbo gentile, lambrusco grasparossa and sgavetta. The grapes come from vineyards located between 150 and 230 m.s.l.m, exposed to the east on gravelly soils with strong presence of sandstone and sandy interlayers of the ancient terraces located in Broletto and Vendina. Manual harvest in small 15 kg crates to preserve the integrity of the bunches and allow a careful selection of the grapes. In the cellar the grapes are left overnight in the cellar, before crushing, to obtain the natural refreshing of the fruits, fermentation maceration of about 10 days, racking with soft manual pressing of the skins. Subsequently the flower must is cooled down by pressing and added to the wine base before bottling, the natural refermentation in the bottle is completed after about 3 months and leaves room for continuous refinement. The Sottobosco has a ruby ​​red color with a nice persistent foam. The nose is rich in hints of red fruits. On the palate it is sapid, fresh, with lively tannins.

Service

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

Pairing

Great as an aperitif, ideal for fish dishes, to try with a roasted turkey oven with potatoes.

Cellar: Ca de Noci

Ca De Noci is located in the town of Vendina, in the town of Quattro Castella, on the Reggiane hills. The name comes from the walnut tree that was planted in the early seventies by Alberto the founder of the company and father of the current owners Alberto and Giovanni. Alberto is an architect and heals both the design of the labels and the earth and the prevention of diseases. John, however, with two agricultural and oenology degrees, manages the vineyard, after years spent in research universities, decided to return home and focus its energies on the rediscovery of indigenous vines that have almost disappeared. The cultivated hectares are five, all subdivided into small plots situated between stony and limestone terraces situated along the Crostol torrent valley. Vineyards, almost all planted in the seventies by Alberto, are all Indigenous Reggians like Spirits, Malbo Gentile, Lambrusco of Montericco, Sgavetta and many others. All vineyards are farmed without irrigation or chemical fertilizers to allow each variety to express its full potential, making the vintages unique and unrepeatable in each bottle. The grapes are manual and in the cellar the fermentations are spontaneous with the only indigenous yeasts with prolonged macerations to extract the natural antioxidants of the grapes. The production focuses mainly on bottled refineries but there are also examples of Classical method and white wines and red wines.