The two denominations, the first exclusively suited to Bordeaux vines (Cabernet, Merlot, Carmenère) cultivated in the Montello area since the second half of the nineteenth century and the second which also enhances some rare local varieties such as Recantina or Bianchetta, will be represented by a new common brand, which bears the image of the Rocca di Asolo, one of the symbols of the territory, declined in the typical red-brown color of the ferrous soils of this hilly stretch of the province of Treviso, a transition point between the upper Veneto plain and the Belluno Prealps.
“On Montello and on the Asolo hills - explains Ugo Zamperoni , president of the Consortium that protects Montello wines - above all powerful and complex reds are born, which have contributed to building and consolidating the great tradition of Veneto wines obtained from the Bordeaux vines. They are a fairly small production, only 618 thousand total bottles per year, spread over eighteen Treviso municipalities. The reds make up 95% of the total volumes of the two appellations together, the whites are a production niche of 28 thousand bottles. We have created a new logo with the aim of representing the peculiarities of the territory in which the Docg del Montello and the Doc Montello Colli Asolani are developed, two denominations that territorially overlap the Asolo Prosecco, but which have their own specific personality that we could define montanara. We have taken on the moral and cultural commitment first of all to enhance this wine reality through its distinctive traits and which belong to the history of the ancient Bosco dei Dogi, as Montello was known in the Venetian age ”.
The presentation of the new course of the Consorzio dei Vini del Montello provided the opportunity to launch a charity auction scheduled on the specialized Catawiki platform starting from the second week of December. On sale there will be eleven wines from Montello paired with other great Italian red wines, some of which are real rarities, protagonists of national enology in recent decades. The entire proceeds of the initiative, which is aimed at Italian wine lovers, will be donated to Ulss 2 - San Valentino Hospital in Montebelluna , one of the centers designated to host coronavirus patients. For its part, the Consorzio Vini del Montello, which had already made a donation to the same center during the first wave of the pandemic, has pledged to double the amount raised through the auction. "I want to extend a special thanks - concludes Zamperoni - to the companies of some of the most prestigious Italian wine areas that have enthusiastically welcomed the invitation to support the producers of the Montello wines in this small but significant gesture of solidarity with our territory".
The red wines of Montello up for auction are Montello Rosso Leterre 2015 Terre dei Castellaz, Montello Colli Asolani Rosso Asolo 2017 Dal Bello, Montello Colli Asolani Recantina 2012 Pat del Colmèl, El Zuitér 2001 Montelvini, Montello Colli Asolani Head of State 1997 Loredan Gasparini, Montello Rosso 2017 and Merlot 2016 Martignago, Montello Colli Asolani Recantina Augusto 2017 Giusti, Montello Colli Asolani Merlot 2018 Ida Agnoletti, Montello Colli Asolani Recantina 2019 Sartor Emilio, Montello Colli Asolani San Carlo 2008 Case Paolin.
The other Italian red wines are Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva Capitel Monte Olmi 2012 Tedeschi, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Fracastoro 2001 Vigneti Villabella, Valtellina Superiore Riserva Castel Chiuro 2009 Nino Negri, Aglianico del Vulture Re Manfredi 1998 Terre degli Svevi, Sforzato di Valtellina Sfursat 5 Stars 2015 Nino Negri, Barbaresco Bric Balin 1997 Moccagatta, Bardolino Classico Brol Grande 2013 Le Fraghe, Lucchesi Hills Tenuta di Valgiano Rosso 2015 Tenuta di Valgiano, Alto Adige Pinot Nero Riserva Maglen 2015 Cantina Tramin, Montelpulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva Mo ' 2015 Winery Tollo, Chianti Classico Vigna Istine 2014 Istine, Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore 2016 Celso Cascina Boccaccio.
