Gruppo Mezzacorona – Dedication to high quality and sustainability in Italy

In 1904, a bunch of 11 households got here collectively within the village of Mezzocorona, on the centre of the Piana Rotaliana, to discovered certainly one of Trentino’s first trendy cooperative wineries. From that humble starting, Mezzacorona grew to develop into one of many area’s key stakeholders with a complete of two,800 ha underneath vine, 1,600 members and an annual manufacturing of 48 million bottles.

Piana Rotaliana, an impressive terroir

The Piana Rotaliana is an space of alluvial plain, protecting round 450 ha on the proper of the River Adige within the north of Trentino.  Beneath a layer of fertile, silty topsoil, the Piana sits on pebble and gravel beds, over 30 metres deep in locations, deposited by the River Noce on the finish of its course from the excessive Dolomites to its confluence with the Adige. Protected on three sides by mountains, the realm enjoys a privileged mesoclimate characterised by broad diurnal temperature vary, well-distributed rainfall and the continuous circulation of air from the encompassing valleys. Albeit an alluvial plain, the rising situations of this singular terroir are remarkably just like these of a premium hillside website.

The vines of the Piana Rotaliana, which charmed Goethe on his travels in Italy and had been as soon as described by Cesari Battisti as ‘Europe’s most stunning winery backyard’, are all skilled on conventional Trentino pergole. This coaching system in excessive overhead arches has been utilized in northern Italy for hundreds of years, however within the face of in the present day’s accelerating local weather change it’s as up to date as ever. It maintains higher sugar-acid steadiness than densely planted, low skilled methods and, within the ever extra frequent scorching vintages, the place of the cover protects the grapes from scorching. Small plots (a median 1.5ha per grower) enable for precision, hands-on winery administration, coordinated at each stage by Mezzacorona’s group of agronomists.  The whole lot on the Piana is completed manually, guaranteeing premium fruit high quality and excessive sustainability requirements. Pest management and illness administration observe strict protocols which drastically scale back using chemical merchandise within the winery. Within the ultra-modern cellars, the important thing to managing the rising situations of this singular terroir are remarkably just like these of a premium hillside website.

The vines of the Piana Rotaliana, which charmed Goethe on his travels in Italy and had been as soon as described by Cesari Battisti as ‘Europe’s most stunning winery backyard’, are all skilled on conventional Trentino pergole. This coaching system in excessive overhead arches has been utilized in northern Italy for hundreds of years, however within the face of in the present day’s accelerating local weather change it’s as up to date as ever. It maintains higher sugar-acid steadiness than densely planted, low skilled methods and, within the ever extra frequent scorching vintages, the place of the cover protects the grapes from scorching. Small plots (a median 1.5ha per grower) enable for precision, hands-on winery administration, coordinated at each stage by Mezzacorona’s group of agronomists.  The whole lot on the Piana is completed manually, guaranteeing premium fruit high quality and excessive sustainability requirements. Pest management and illness administration observe strict protocols which drastically scale back using chemical merchandise within the winery. Within the ultra-modern cellars, the important thing to managing the standard of the numerous volumes vinified by Mezzacorona is consideration to element and micro-monitoring at each degree from grape choice to bottling, with the intention of preserving the standard and character of the grapes within the ultimate merchandise.

Constructing a trademark type

Mezzacorona wines punch above their weight throughout value factors, with an in depth vary which incorporates excellent Trento DOC Metodo Classico and a full choice of Trentino DOC monovarietals, together with Teroldego, the long-lasting native purple of the Piana Rotaliana.  Round 80% of the manufacturing is white with a 3rd of that comprised of Mezzacorona’s flagship Pinot Grigios. The variability was first launched into the area underneath Austro-Hungarian rule (1815-1918) and has discovered a perfect habitat right here, turning into Trentino’s most generally planted white grape and one of many varieties which finest transmits the distinctive character of the area’s pre-Alpine terroirs.

That crisp, dry depth, trademark of the Trentino type, emerges to the total within the first launch of Mezzacorona’s new Trentino DOC Pinot Grigio Domenica 2021. Attractive natural aromas prelude a palate which derives its breadth and tangy end to lengthy ageing on the lees, and make it a perfect companion to grilled fish dishes.

Demonstrating the flexibility of the variability is one other new launch, the Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT Pinot Grigio Castel Firmian Fildirose 2021, a carefully tinted rosé with nice freshness on the nostril and a satisfyingly dry, moreish palate with the signature tangy end of the home type. Calmly chilled, it is going to pair completely with a rooster salad, or breaking with conference, with  a bowl of contemporary strawberries.

From the identical premium Castel Firmian label comes the Trentino DOC Pinot Grigio Castel Firmian 2021, a particular choice produced from older, lower-yielding vines. Aged in stainless-steel vats to spotlight the refined varietal aromas, it opens with typical Pinot Grigio pear and floral notes and follows by way of on the palate with vibrancy and an extended juicy end.  An epicurean wine that can pair completely with Asian fusion dishes.

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