Fratta 2018 Jèroboam Cassa Legno - MACULAN

TYPE Veneto IGT Rosso

PRODUCTION AREA Cabernet sauvignon comes from a vineyard in the Ferrata area, while Merlot comes from the Villa Elettra vineyard

VARIETY Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot from the best low-production vineyards

TYPE OF SOIL Volcanic and tuffaceous hills

VINIFICATION Manual harvest, careful selection of the bunches, fermentation in small steel vats with frequent punching down during the eight days of maceration

COLOR Very rich ruby red with violet hues

BOUQUET Very intense of red berries, blueberry and raspberry, particular notes of spices and hints of cocoa and coffee

PAIRINGS Perfect with grilled red meats and game skewers, long-aged cheeses

TASTE The wine is balanced, rich in sweet tannins which blend to give remarkable structure and elegance to the wine

NOTES Maculan Fratta represents the winery's most prestigious label, the spearhead of the production, created to fulfill Fausto Maculan 's dream of creating a great red for aging. Always a lover of Bordeaux wines, an essential oenological reference for those who grow Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, the innovative project involved all the components of the company. Aware that a large bottle can only be born in the vineyard, the plots with the best exposures were selected. The Cabernet Sauvignon grapes come from a vineyard located in the Ferrata area cultivated with very high density, while the Merlot grapes come from the Villa Elettra vineyard, planted in 1999 on a slope facing east, south-east.

AGING Refinement: for one year in new French oak barriques