Circus RD - 2016
Cà del Vént
4.1 / 5.0
- Region
- Italy » Vino
- Type
- white still, dry
- Producer
- Cà del Vént
- Vintage
- 2016
- Grapes
- Chardonnay
- Alcohol
- 14
- Sugar
- unknown
- PriceLast known price excluding delivery (unknown date)
- 2100 UAH
- Cellar
- not available
Ratings
4.1 / 5.0·
To put it simple, I love sparkling wines by Cà del Vént. And imagine my reaction when I saw a bottle of macerated Chardonnay from this wonderful winery! Very small production due to hail that almost eliminated vineyard in Tamerlane - one barrel of RD (fully reductive) and one barrel OX (fully oxidized). This is bottle #84 out of 261. Expressive and complex bouquet full of honey, tea and apricot jam. Savoury and mineral. Long and finish, almost perfectly balanced.
Cà del Vént
Cà del Vént has a humble story that officially started in 1994. With no equipment, just in the garage, they handcrafted 5 barrels of Clavis, red wine from autochthonous varieties. It was made just for personal consumption. As they admitted, likely due more to luck than actual ability, their first wine, Clavis 1996, turned out to be incredible.
Only in 2001 did they buy a small pneumatic press to vinify the first 2000 bottles of Franciacorta. Yet they didn't like the result as the wine lacked elegance and the oak flavours were too obvious and heavy.
After gaining experience, the property reaches 6.5 hectares merging some neighbouring vineyards. And so they move from an amateur to a small winery.
As you might know, to be allowed to write any designation like Franciacorta DOCG, you have to pass an evaluation by the tasting commission. In 2015 Cà del Vént was rejected because its wines did not suit the appellation standards. Formally commission said that these wines are too rich and complex. Since then Cà del Vént is not bound by any restrictions other than its own. High standards, and a strong identity made by the soil and the season.