De Stefani Venezia 2022
The Venezia DOC, denomination of controlled origin, takes its name from the city of Venice (Venezia in Italian). It was here the center of the global market of wine, which was traded all over the world. The grapes of this classic of the Piave area, that come from old vines cultivated in a clay soil, reach a natural balance of ripeness at harvest. De Stefani rich grapes guarantee a pleasant complexity of its structure, with a fruity and a spicy after taste.
Venezia is an intense ruby colour, demonstrates a ripe red fruit bouquet and is full body, smooth, with the right level of tannins and notes of wild fruit on the palate.
The wine is ideal with tagliatelle with Bolognese sauce, beefcarpaccio (recipe invented in Venice), roast meat and salami.
The wine matures for about 12 months on its noble lees in oak barrique.
How is the wine made?
VINIFICATION: destemming and crushing of the grapes, maceration and
fermentation at controlled temperature with frequent pumping over. After
this period the wine is taken out and ends its fermentation in stainless steel
vats. The wine matures for about 12 months on its noble lees in oak barrique.
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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