Sansonina Evaluna

Evaluna Cabernet del Garda DOC bottle image

Wine Description

As a second generation producer in a region that her father Sergio Zenato put on the map, Nadia Zenato and her mother Carla Prospero created Evaluna out of a deep love but also deep knowledge of the area. Evaluna (Eve + Moon) evokes the passion and a long practice in the vineyard sites of Lake Garda by the Zenato family. Evaluna in name and intent endeavors to break the mold of what is considered possible in a land of diverse agricultural abundance.

Both native and international grapes have grown around Lake Garda, Italy’s largest lake, for hundreds of years. Long ago, the presence of red wines of Lake Garda (Gardo clareto) and their consumption was noted as early as the Renaissance, when Pope Leo X commented on their quality. The landscape and geology are ideal for viticulture. The near Mediterranean climate and unique terrain have made this possible. The geology of advancing and retreating glaciers left deposits rich in morainic and silty/morainic soils, the same soils prized for production of the region’s Lugana white wines. The lake’s thermo-regulating influence and temperate microclimate make more than viticulture possible, as the area abounds in diverse crops, including lemon, orange and citron trees, together with olive groves and capers.

Carla Prospero
Sansonina vineyard
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Acclaim
“A firm and fresh red with blackcurrants, vanilla and toffee aromas and flavors. It’s medium-bodied. Crisp finish. Delicious even thought lots of wood. Soft and delicious.”
— James Suckling, Sep 2022
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Garda DOC
Vineyard name
Peschiera del Garda - south of Garda Lake
Vineyard size
6 acres
Soil composition
Clay-Loam
Training method
Cordon Spur-pruned
Elevation:
180 feet
Vines/acre:
32
Exposure:
Eastern / Western
Year vineyard planted:
1999
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
2014
Bottles produced of this wine:
7,200
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Cabernet Franc
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
12 days
Fermentation temperature:
72 °F
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Length of aging before bottling:
10
Length of bottle aging:
3
Total SO2
63
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.58
Acidity:
5.9 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Dry extract:
29.1 g/L
Total SO2
63
Residual sugar:
<1 g/L