LLS Portfolio Book 2015

Palazzotto Cabernet Sauvignon Breganze DOC Maculan’s Palazzotto is made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes grown in the best, low-yielding vineyards and aged in French barriques for one year. The name of the wine comes from the name of the area, or località, where the grapes are sourced for this wine.

Pino & Toi Veneto IGT The name references the varieties from which it is made: “Pino” for the 25% Pinot Bianco and 15% Pinot Grigio, and “Toi” for the 60% Tai as it is now referred to in the Veneto (formerly Tocai Friulano). All the grapes are sourced from various vineyards in and around the town of Breganze, where the Maculan family winery is located. This unique white wine is fermented and refined in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks to preserve its crisp freshness.

Sauvignon Veneto IGT Made using the most modern white winemaking techniques—pre-fermentation cold soak maceration and temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel—this Sauvignon Blanc exhibits the classic hallmarks of the varietal. A brief period of lees aging adds roundness to the palate and balances the zesty acidity typical of Northern Italy while adding considerable length to the finish.

Torcolato Breganze DOC Torcolato is made entirely from handpicked Vespaiola grapes that have been slightly affected by botrytis, a noble rot that adds complexity to this luscious dessert wine. Before fermentation, the grapes are dried for four months in a traditional method that involves winding the bunches around twine and hanging them from the ceiling. These hanging clusters form a twisted rope; thus explaining the wine name “torcolato” which, in local dialect, loosely translates as “twisted.”

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WINES OF NORTHERN ITALY