Cà Dei Frati 'I Frati' Lugana
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IT4026
$19.25
Bottle$19.25
6X75CL$115.50

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The Allegrini family estate covers 120 hectares of vineyard in the heart of Valpolicella Classico. Although they have been growing grapes here for several centuries, Giovanni Allegrini was the first to start bottling wines from the family’s vineyards. When he died in 1983, he passed a passion for and a commitment to quality wine onto his three children – Walter, Marilisa and Franco. They worked together to build on Giovanni’s quality ethos until Walter’s death in 2003. Franco now looks after the vineyards and the winemaking, while Marilisa takes charge of sales and marketing. From the 2007 vintage, Franco sacrificed the Classico status of the Valpolicella and bottled the wine under Stelvin to eliminate cork taint and random oxidation problems as much as possible. The 2019 season saw long, slow ripening due to wet and cool conditions during the whole season. Spring was very rainy, in particular during the flowering phase in May. This reduced yields by 15-20% compared with 2018. Summer saw hotter and relatively drier conditions, with some heavy rainfalls at the end of July. August saw marked differences in temperature between day and night which brought grapes to full ripeness and good levels of acidity. Harvesting took place about ten days later than in recent vintages. Pale straw yellow in colour with greenish reflections. The delicate, understated fragrances proffer floral notes mixed with hints of almond. The palate is graceful, well-defined, taut and flavoursome.

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Product CodeIT4026
ABV Level13%
CountryItaly
ClosureCork
ColourWhite
Grape VarietyBlend
RegionLombardia