Sansonina Lugana Fermentazione Spontanea

Lugana DOC Fermentazione Spontanea. bottle image

Wine Description

Nadia Zenato has always been driven to projects that resonate with her father Sergio Zenato’s legacy in Lugana, and with Vigna del Moraro Verde we can sense the backbeat of his influence merging with Nadia’s persistent vision. DOC Lugana, an appellation established in 1967 and dedicated to the local Turbiana white variety (Trebbiano di Soave), came into being through the tireless work of Nadia’s father. Nadia’s project began in 2012, and after three years of experimenting with indigenous yeast of the old vine Vigna del Moraro Verde, spontaneous fermentation was successfully achieved. The wine offers a connection to how wines were made in the past while displaying a most transparent expression of the Turbiana variety.

Sansonina’s Vigna del Moraro Verde is sourced from a single vineyard of 40-year old vines near Lake Garda in the Veneto region. Here the soils are clay-rich, an ideal material for Turbiana production. Constant cool breezes from Lake Garda and its thermo-regulating influence and temperate microclimate make viticulture possible.

After a September harvest, the hand-picked Turbiana grapes are pressed softly. Fermentation begins naturally through indigenous yeasts present on the grapes. Fermentation lasts for 20 days, and the wine rests on its lees in stainless steel for nine months. Minimal SO2 is added before bottling

Carla Prospero
Sansonina vineyard
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Acclaim
“The Sansonina 2020 Lugana Fermentazione Spontanea is a mild white wine made with 100% Trebbiano di Lugana. The wine is not especially aromatic, nor should you expect it to be given that this is the characteristic of the grape. But it does show a tightly knit texture with creamy notes of almond and a distant hint of spicy cumin.” — Wine Advocate, Oct 2023
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Lugana DOC
Vineyard name
Vigna del Moraro Verde
Vineyard size
4 acres
Soil composition
Clay
Training method
Double-Arch-trained
Elevation:
6 feet
Exposure:
Eastern / Western
Year vineyard planted:
1975
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
2014
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Trebbiano di Lugana
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
20 days
Maceration technique:
Sur-Lie Aging
Length of aging before bottling:
9
Length of bottle aging:
5
Total SO2
158
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.26
Acidity:
6 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Dry extract:
22.5 g/L
Total SO2
158
Residual sugar:
3 g/L