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 Type: still red wine
Varietal: Malbech
Appellation: Veneto Orientale I.G.T.
Alcohol Content: 13% by vol.
Bottle Size: 75 cl
Cellaring: 7/8 years
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Malbech, a variety that originated in the Bordeaux region, is not well known in Italy. However, it has found an ideal habitat in the eastern Veneto, a territory in which it can express its true potential as a red wine of fine breeding. The interest aroused by Malbech is due to the remarkable softness and structural complexity that distinguishes this wine. Laudato ranks at the top of the range because of its "ancient" modernity. The hallmarks of this wine are most certainly the soft, warm and powerful sensations that render its complex and embracing structure accessible.
Laudato is made from a selection of grapes that can assure an excellent degree of maturation and fully express the wine's strength and color. After traditional and malolactic fermentation, the wine is transferred to small (60-gallon) barrels of oak from the French Massif Central where it remains for about one year.
Tasting notes
The color is a dark ruby red with, in the wine's youth, eggplant shadings. The bouquet is broad but intense with sufficient alcohol to convey all the shadings. The first sensations are the sweet, delicate and never overwhelming scents of wood. Next, the nose discovers the first notes of spices and red-skinned fruit, which close on a warm and potent accent of jam. The complete maturation of the grapes permits the amalgamation of those perceptions in a velvety and well-structured complex. The wine is soft on the palate because of its warm sensations of wild berries. When the wine descends along the sides of the tongue, the tannins, which are sweet and agreeable, lend the wine a vivacious touch. The flavor displays the same spice and fruit evident in the bouquet but woven into a lightly boisé texture that assures overall elegance and equilibrium. The flavor's notable persistence intrigues the palate, stimulating it with vinous and complex sensations.
Culinary suggestions
The wine complements savory main-course dishes based on red meats and game and complements aged cheeses.
Serving temperature
18°-20° C. (64° - 68° F).
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