Virtutae Frassino - Tenuta Ca´ Sciampagne

The Virtutae Frassino - Tenuta Ca 'Sciampagne

The Virtutae Frassino is part of a family of 4 passiti also called "The Four Musketeers" that refine the wooden containers of different nature. The local white grapes are harvested manually and placed for 5 months in a special room called fruit for over-ripening At the end of this period period, the grapes are processed with traditional and manual equipment and the musts obtained are placed in ash wood barrels in order to carry out spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, at the end of which, after about six months, the sealed barrels are reopened only at the end of maturation and refinement lasting no less than five years. Before bottling, the wines are not filtered. The Virtutae Frassino it comes in bright and bright amber color. The nose offers intense aromas ranging from dried fruit to hints of candied yellow fruit with a finish that is reminiscent of sweet spices. The taste is sweet, warm, soft and balanced, with good acidity, and an 'important gustative persistence that gives a final of emotions with pleasant citrus freshness and honey recall.

Service

It is advisable to taste it at a temperature of 12/14 ° in sauternic glasses. Wine to be drunk immediately but has significant evolutionary capabilities in the years to come.

Pairings

Excellent wine to pair with sweet shortcrust pastry with jam, fried stuffed desserts, desserts with dried fruit and almond paste desserts, to try with medium-aged cheeses.

Winery: Tenuta Ca 'Sciampagne

Tenuta Ca 'Sciampagne is located in Montefeltro, immersed in the Monti delle Cesane Natural Park, a few kilometers from Urbino. The name of the estate derives from the place on which they find most of the vineyards. The winery was founded in 2008 by Leonardo Cossi, with the recovery of over three hectares of old vines and the planting of another six, to produce natural and healthy wines, according to tradition. The vines are found on clayey, calcareous and mineral-rich soils, at an average altitude of around 380 m above sea level. The special microclimate that is created due to the alternation of air currents that come from the Apennines along with the strong thermal excursions, means that the grapes are full of fragrances, aromas and aromas. Leonardo cultivates vines such as Bianchello del Metauro, Sangiovese, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Albana, Aleatico and Alicante. Leonardo uses traditional winemaking techniques: grape harvesting and manual with selection of bunches, de-stemming and crushing with white vinification or with filmic maceration for both white and red wines, fermentations are spontaneous with only indigenous yeasts, and minimum doses or added sulfur absence.