De Stefani Malanotte del Piave 2019
93 punti Robert Parker
93 punti James Suckling
Malanotte del Piave is produced from Raboso Piave grapes, the most famous native variety of the Piave valley. To the characteristics of the potentially long aging wines, colour, tannins and acidity, the Raboso unites an intense blackberry and cherry aroma. The closeness to the Adriatic Sea and to the Dolomiti mountains, the high density of the vineyard and the clay soil give the wine a very rich body and a natural harmony.
How is the wine made?
VINIFICATION: drying of a part of the grapes, destemming and crushing of the grapes, maceration in special vessels at controlled temperature, with frequent pumping over. After this period, the wine is taken out and ends its fermentation at controlled temperature in stainless steel vats. The wine matures for 36 months on its noble lees and further 18 months in bottle.
About the winery
The De Stefani family originates in Refrontolo, a little hilly village in Veneto Italy. As results in official documents of 1624. In the second half of 1800 Valeriano De Stefani, the founder, individualized the best soil where to produce wines of rare indigenous territorial personality “thanks to the Caranto soil”, as is the Colvendrame estate in Refrontolo, on the hills between Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, north of Venice, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Today Alessandro De Stefani “ fourth generation” follows his father Tiziano in producing wines that follows a very natural philosophy of sustainability by maintaining and preserving the growth of old healthy vines, planted by choice in very high-density vineyards, without the use of chemicals or animal products, and using only indigenous yeasts without additional sulphites in the process of making their wines, turning native varieties into a better expression of themselves.
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