Franconia
Moletto · IGT Veneto Orientale · 2021
Moletto's flagship. Franconia (Blaufränkisch) has deep roots in this corner of the Veneto, and Moletto shows what it can do: red cherry, the spice that is the grape's signature, and soft, velvety tannins.
Very versatile at the table, from cured meats and spicy pasta to roast white meat and even full-flavoured fish.
- Grapes
- Franconia
- Appellation
- IGT Veneto Orientale
- Vintage
- 2021
- Alcohol
- 14,5 %
- Size
- 750 ml
- Serving temperature
- 18–20 °C
Available at our shop: Koliziejus, Domus Pro, Ukmergės g. 308, Vilnius
Tasting notes
Colour
Ruby red.
Nose
Intense cherry and the spice that defines the variety.
Palate
Red fruit and spice with a delicate, velvety, sweet tannin. Warm, round and rich.
Pairs with
Meat starters, soups, pasta in spicy sauces, boiled meats, kebabs, roast white meat, full-flavoured fish.
Awards
- Diploma of grand merit
- Diploma of merit
- Diploma of merit
- Diploma of merit
- Diploma of merit
Awards go to a specific vintage, shown next to each one. All Moletto awards ↗
How it's made
20 days on the skins at controlled temperature and a gentle pressing to draw out the tannin. Fermentation in steel over three months, then 24 months of maturation in steel before bottling.
Vineyard
- Area
- Motta di Livenza, province of Treviso, Veneto
- Altitude
- 9 m above sea level
- Soil
- alluvial clay and limestone of the river plain
- Exposure
- east–west
- Training
- Sylvoz
- Planting density
- 2,000–3,000 vines/ha
- Vine age
- 27–64 years
