Vino Rosso "Ronchedone" Cà dei Frati

This wine is unusually produced in the southern territory of the Garda lake where normally there are produced only white wines with white berries. This red wine is quite thick and strong and it can express at its best and it is also quite reworded. The Ronchedone is produced by using the Marzemino, Sangiovese and Cabernet blend. The vines are cultivated in the Ronchedone and Desenzano del Garda territories on a calcareous soil mostly clay. In the wine making process there is a maceration in steel and then in barrels for the malolactic fermentation and the 14 months aging period. Finally there are 10 months in bottle.

The Ronchedone has a proof of 14,5%, a complex acidity of 6 grams and a dry extract of 36 grams per liter. The smell is rich and complex as an excellent wine; it has a red ripen fruits, blueberries and black cherry aroma together with balsamic hints. On the palate it is powerful, strong, clean, sapid and it has the right acidity. It has a rich body.

The Ronchedone Ca dei frati is perfect with red meats. It is perfect for a grilled party with friends. It is perfect also with game in humid or with strong or soft cheeses. It has to be served at 18°C in Ballon wine glasses.