Rosè Cuvée dei Frati

Characteristics

The Cuvée Rosé is another jewel in the crown of our production. The idea for a pink sparkling wine arose at table, while thinking about the potential of the grapes already used in the production of the Rosa dei Frati. The Cuvée Rosé is obtained after a period of about 24 months on the lees, during which the aroma and the taste become complex. It has very fine perlage and its colour, antique pink, immediately displays its potential. To the nose, it is extremely elegant with saline notes that leave room for hints of small red fruit and rose petal. Pleasant and tasty on the palate, the fruity flavours return and all the elegance is restated. Its perlage is delicate and caressing, the saline sensation and the freshness make this sparkling wine very easy to drink. It is suitable as an apertif or as a masterful accompaniment for an entire meal. Recommended with fish-based dishes, even with elaborate preparation. Serve at a temperature of 8°- 9° C.

Technical data

Vines used:	Groppello, Marzemino, Sangiovese and Barbera
Soil composition:	limestone – clay, limy and sandy
Cultivation system:	simple Guyot
Vinification type:	in steel
Malolactic fermentation:	not carried out
Refinement and development:	About 24 months on the lees, followed by 4 months in the bottle after disgorging
Alcohol content:	12%
Total acidity:	6,50 g/L
Volatile acidity:	0,28 g/L
pH:	3,10
Dry extract:	20,5 g/L

The Cellar

The Ca’ dei Frati company has been renowned since 1782, as confirmed by a document that refers to “a house with a cellar located in Lugana in the Sermion district known as the place of the Friars”.

In 1939, Felice Dal Cero, son of Domenico, formerly a wine grower in Montecchia di Crosara near Verona, moved to that very house in Lugana di Sirmione, immediately realising the area’s potential for vine cultivation.

After thirty years working in the vineyard and the cellar, his son Pietro took part in the creation of the DOC in 1969, bottling his first wine with the label Lugana Casa dei Frati, later named Ca’ dei Frati.

In 2012, Pietro Dal Cero passed away, leaving the cultural legacy to his wife Santa Rosa and children Igino, Gian Franco and Anna Maria, who run the company with the same passion and determination.

Le nostre Wine Experience

View of the cellar, tasting and much more

The closed cellar WINE EXPERIENCE includes: visit in Italian to the Ca’ dei Frati cellar with the family’s sommelier (about 1 hour), tasting of 3 wines according to availability (generally sparkling, still white, red) with savory aperitif from the family’s pastry shop. Fenice, lunch or dinner depending on the time of visit in our structure on the lake 1km from the cellar at La Lugana Trattoria with Amarone Pietro Dal Cero DOCG menu (risotto with Amarone and Monte Veronese and a second course of meat with restricted ‘Amarone, a taste of Amarone Pietro Dal Cero and a sweet treat, extra water and coffee to be paid on site).