Ca' dei Frati – Pietro Dal Cero – 2012 – Amarone of Valpolicella D.O.C.G. – Red Wine – Avvenice

Ca’ dei Frati – Azienda Agricola since 1939

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.

Ca’ dei Frati – Pietro Dal Cero – 2012 – Amarone of Valpolicella D.O.C.G. – Red Wine

There was a time when the members of the Dal Cero family were from Verona.

Today, Igino, Gian Franco and Anna Maria have returned to the lands east of Verona, the birthplace of their father Pietro, to whom this bottle is dedicated, in order to retrace their history and savour once more the wind of those places. This they do with an emblematic wine of Verona wine production in the world, the Amarone.

The ruby colour captivates with its tone and intensity. The fruit is exuberant with a very pleasurable sour cherry taste, merged with hints of chocolate and sweet spices. The subtlety enhances the floral component of the purple rose. Balsamic notes emerge with increasing conviction, along with hints of star anise and wild gooseberry.

The tertiary elements are subtle and leave the perception of pleasurable notes of arabica and mild tobacco. It finds its utmost expression at the table with seasoned cheeses, well-cooked meats, braised dishes and game.

Technical Data

Vines Used

Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Croatina

From The Vineyards

Luxinum – Pian di Castagnè

Soil Composition

Limestone, white shingle and clay

Cultivation System

Simple Guyot

Planting Density

2.30 x 0.70

Yield per Hectare

60 hundredweight

Vinification Type

Withering in boxes for 4 months, maceration in steel with prolonged contact

Malolactic Fermentation

Carried out

Refinement and Development

In barriques for 24 months, followed by 12 months in steel and 24 months in the bottle

Alcohol Content

17 %

Total Acidity

7.50 g/L

Volatile Acidity

0.80 g/L

pH

3.60

Dry Extract

40 g/L