Cantina Loda, Padua, Garda DOC, Cabernet Sauvignon, organic wine, red, from € 9.60

Cantina Loda, Padua, Garda DOC, Cabernet Sauvignon, organic wine, red, 2016, from  € 9.60

If you are looking for an organic wine with the real, unadulterated taste of the grape variety and terroir it comes from, then you should try this Cantina Loda, Padua, Garda DOC definitely try.

Organic wine - profile

• Colour: intense crimson
• Nose: Dark currants, blackberries, raspberries
• Mouth: the taste of dark and red berries is in the foreground with this wine, spicy and mineral notes accompany it shyly, you don't miss the usual wood and smoke aroma of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes that have matured in barriques. In the end there is something  soft, ripe tannins that come from the skin of the grapes and are barely perceptible.
• Drinking recommendation:  Enjoy this Garda DOC Cabernet Sauvignon at a temperature of 16-18 ° C. < /li>

Organic wine - preparation, Cantina Loda, Padua, Garda DOC, red

The Cantina Loda vineyards are located just 5 km south of Lake Garda on moderately hilly terrain that is relatively easy to work with.

The vines at the age of 12 years (2021) grow on predominantly clay/loamy soil, which on the one hand is very fertile and rich in minerals, on the other hand, after prolonged rain, it is no longer passable with machines and can hardly be walked on. On the other hand, this soil becomes rock hard when dry and can no longer be worked.

The grapes of the Cabernet Sauvigon variety are harvested manually, destemmed immediately, and lightly crushed so that the juice can escape by itself in the mash tun and can macerate spontaneously (without breeding yeasts) in stainless steel tanks with the grape's own yeasts and begin to ferment. The wine is then transferred to another tank and the pomace (skin and stone) is very lightly pressed, which allows additional colors and flavors to be extracted. As the spring temperature rises, malolactic fermentation begins, converting the malic acid in the wine into lactic acid. This process is also called biological acid degradation... 

The average harvest is  75 quintali per hectare, that's 3,750 kg of grapes that make about 2,800 liters of wine.

The DOC denomination (controlled designation of origin for quality wines) LUGANA may only be awarded to white wines from this region, 5 km south of Lake Garda.
Quality red wines from the Cantina Loda are marked with the DOC GARDA.

By the way, the Lugana wine region is partly in the province of Veneto and the province of Lombardy

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The organic wine at a glance

• Wine type: red wine, dry
• Cultivation area: Lombardy, Lugana DOC
• Winery- Producer: Cantina Loda
• Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
• Fermentation and aging: in stainless steel tanks
• Bottler: Cantina Loda
• Content: 0.75 l
• Closure: natural cork
• Vintage: 2016
• Shelf life: until 2025
• Analysis: Alcohol: 13.5% Vol.
• Suitable for vegans
• Allergens: contains sulphites
• Certified IT-BIO-009
• We obtain this organic wine directly from Cantina Loda, Loc. Rondotto, 6, IT- 250 Pozzolengo (BS),Italy

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