Ronchedone 2022

Cà dei Frati Ronchedone 2022 - an Italian Red Wine from Lombardy

The Cà dei Frati Ronchedone 2022 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 the region around Lake Garda, known for its white wines, also produces excellent red wines full of power and depth. 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 stimulating with silky soft tannins.

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

Cà dei Frati – Red Wine from Lake Garda

In Sirmione, on the southern shore of Lake Garda, the Ronchedone is produced on morainic hills with calcareous and clayey, but also silty, 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 particularly optimal 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 vinified 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, where it also undergoes malolactic fermentation, before the grape varieties are blended and the red wine is bottled. With another 10 months of bottle aging, it comes onto the market. This red wine is characterized by 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 characterized by wood. With age, the extractive red wine develops complexity and elegance.

Ronchedone – a Wine and its Values

• Origin Wine from Italy
• Growing region Lombardy
• Grape variety Marzemino, Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon
• 14.0% vol Alcohol
• 6.25g/l Acidity
• 6.3g/l Residual sweetness