On the label of the Tre Dame from Ca' de Noci you can read the following, possibly not entirely irony-free sentence: "Vino Frizzante da rifermentazione in bottiglia ottenuto dalle vigne di Sgavetta e rare varietà autoctone...". In German, this means: "A Frizzante created by secondary fermentation in the bottle from Sgavetta and rare, autochthonous varieties...".
And Sgavetta?
Does anyone actually know Sgavetta? Apart from us? Who only know Sgavetta because we love, import and sell Ca' de Noci wines.
In fact, Ca' de Noci's Tre Dame is the only wine in the world in which Sgavetta plays the leading role. Although the variety has always been said to have excellent qualities (Toni, 1927: one of the best varieties in Emilia), it has rarely been really popular (Gheddi, 1926: rarely cultivated but very good).
Alberto and Giovanni Masini make a rosé frizzante from it, pressing the grapes after one day of skin contact, fermenting them and then bottling them for secondary fermentation (rifermentazione). Tre Dame is unfiltered and is never sulphurised.
We will inform you soon about the actual rare varieties in Tre Dame.
Style
Shoots fresh, lively and sparkling through the veins. Scores sensory points with wild berries and mineral notes. The tannin is finely knit and, together with a vital acidity, provides an animating structure. Light as a feather and yet with depth. Fun and full of character.
Data sheet
Grape variety: Sgavetta and a few rare autochthonous varieties
Vineyard: planted in 2003, west exposure, situated between 150-230 metres. Soil: limestone-sand mixture interspersed with gypsum veins
Harvest: by hand
Fermentation: spontaneous| wild yeasts, in stainless steel; secondary fermentation in the bottle
Filtration: no
SO₂: unsulphurised
Alcohol content: 11% vol.
Closure: Natural cork
Drinking temperature: 8-10 °C
Perfect drinking maturity: from now - 2024
Content and price per litre: 0.75 l/(€26.12/l)
All the winegrowers listed on Vinonudo work with compost, organic fertiliser and natural preparations in their vineyards and do not use herbicides, pesticides or artificial fertilisers.
