Wines - Malanotte del Piave DOCG
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Technical Sheet
Product description (PDF)

Grape Type
100% Raboso del Piave Superiore

Denomination
Malanotte – Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantità DOCG

About Malanotte
Malanotte is named after the small medieval hamlet located in the heart of Tezze and is made from 100% Raboso del Piave, a grape which is autonomous to the Piave area.
The river Piave starts in the Dolomites and ends in the Adriatic sea traversing the provinces of Treviso andVenezia.
It is a known fact that grapes used in the making of wine have been grown in this area for over 3000 years and Malanotte is an evolution of centuries of trail and error, knowledge handed down from one generation to the next of the Bonotto family Malanotte is limited to just 2000 to 3000 bottles per year and is sold on allocation in wooden cases of 6.

Characteristics of the land
Harvest takes place in late autumn when the first sign of snow can been seen
from the vineyards. Total yield per hectare is approx 60 Q/HA.

Winemaking
It takes 3 years to make Malanotte and up to 30% of the grapes undergo appasimento, an ancient tecnique of drying out the grapes on straw mats which takes place in our 200 year old granary. The juice is fermented in stainless steel and then aged in oak barrels. It is then bottled and further aged
in the bottle for 8 months before it is ready to be drunk.

Wine Composition
Alcohol: 14% by vol
Total Acidity: 6.80
PH: 3.34
Residual Sugar: 0.81 gr per liter

Tasting Notes
Malanotte has a bouquet of morello cherries, blackberry and blueberries with hints of liquorice
and spices.

Serving Suggestions
Best served with game including roasted deer, boar, duck and goose as well as season cheeses and Angus beef. Best left to breath for 20 minutes before serving. Best served at room temperature.