Ronchedone – 2020

Ronchedone 2020 – Red Wine from Cà dei Frati

The Cà dei Frati Ronchedone 2020 is a remarkable, powerful yet cool red wine from Lake Garda. With this cuvée of Marzemino, Sangiovese and a small proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon, the Dal Cero family impressively demonstrates that excellent red wines full of power and depth can also come from the region around Lake Garda, which is known for its white wines. In the glass, it shines in a strong ruby red with violet reflections. On the nose, the spicy Cà dei Frati Ronchedone shows a rich bouquet of red fruits, balsamic notes, delicate herbal spice, as well as finely integrated notes from the barrique. On the palate, pickled sour cherries meet cranberries and berry compote. Yet the Cà dei Frati red wine is by no means jammy, but fresh and animating with silky soft tannins.

As a food companion, the Cà dei Frati Ronchedone harmonizes very well with dark meat, both with grilled steaks, such as Bistecca di Fassone, and with Ossobuco, the traditional Italian stew, but also with game and poultry, such as venison or duck, and with mature cheese, it is a good choice.

Ronchedone – Red Wine from Lake Garda

In Sirmione, on the southern shore of Lake Garda, Ronchedone is produced on morainic hills with calcareous and clayey, but also muddy and sandy soils. The three grape varieties Marzemino, Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon grow near the lake at Desenzano. The selected parcels and the microclimate around Desenzano are optimal especially for the indigenous Marzemino grape variety, which is complemented by Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon.

All vineyards are no further than 20 kilometers from the winery. The grapes are harvested at their optimal ripeness and aged separately. In the winery, the grapes are selected before they ferment on the mash with intensive skin contact. Afterwards, the young wine matures for 14 months in small oak barrels, the so-called barriques, in which it also undergoes malolactic fermentation, before the grape varieties are blended and the red wine is bottled. It is released to the market after a further 10 months of bottle aging. This red wine is characterized by a perfect harmony, being demanding, pure and spicy on the palate with a well-integrated acid structure.

In its youth, the Ronchedone presents itself as powerful yet soft and still marked by wood. With maturity, the extracted red wine develops complexity and elegance.

A Wine and its Values

• Marzemino, Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon
• 14.0% vol Alcohol
• 6.0g/l Acidity
• 1.9g/l Residual Sugar