Carat 2021 - Bressan

Carat - Fulvio Bressan

Carat by Bressan is a white wine that comes from a blend of typical Friulian grapes such as Ribolla Gialla, Malvasia and Friulano. The grapes come from vines grown without the use of chemical products and are located on clayey soils with the presence of schist limestone marls. After the manual harvest, in the cellar the grapes are gently pressed, they undergo a light maceration on the skins for about 28 days and, after being drawn off, they are pressed. After decantation only the flower must undergoes a spontaneous fermentation. The aging takes place partly in barriques, where the wine rests on its own fine lees, and partly in 20-hectolitre oak barrels. Assembly of the final wine in steel, followed by a short maturation period of about 3 months. The Carat has a golden yellow color. On the nose we can perceive aromatic hints, reminiscent of apricot, peach, walnut and melon, and with a vague reference to almond aroma. In the mouth it is elegant, sumptuous, complex, with good freshness and a long and refined persistence. A wine that lends itself perfectly to every occasion, always expressing all its finessent.

Service

It is advisable to serve the Carat at a 10/12 ° temperature in wide opening glasses. Wine that will express its best features in a few years.

Pairing

Bressan's Carat combines perfectly with second-hand elaborate fish dishes, to be tried with a stale petal fish with cherry tomatoes and aromatic herbs.

The cellar: Bressan

The cellar of Fulvio Bressan is located in Farra d'Isonzo, in the province of Gorizia. Historical Bressan, whose origins date back to 1726 by Giacomo Bressan. From generations to generation Nereo has arrived, but especially Fulvio, who after completing the university studies, he and his wife Jelena Misina are dedicated to managing the company and the international promulgation of the company, so that Fulvio is appointed "Noble of Friulian Wines" by Duke Emilio I. Fulvio cultivates 20 hectares of vineyards that lie on the pebbles of the sunshine that have the peculiarity of accumulating daytime heat and releasing it in the evening. The ideas of Fulvio Bressan to make the wines are very clear, no chemical scavenging in the vineyard but only the respect of nature, in the cellar only indigenous yeasts and traditional vinification, in accordance with a long tradition that refuses modernity. The cultivated vineyards range from native Schioppettino, Malvasia, Verduzzo Friulano and Ribolla Giallo to Pinot Noir and Merlot. Bressan wines are real, sincere, unique, intense as the strong and charismatic personality of those who produce them.