Pasqua
Lui', Cabernet Sauvignon Veneto IGT
2019
About this winery
Pasqua Wines is a historic Veronese winery, owned by the Pasqua family. Founded in 1925, the winery is recognized worldwide as a producer and ambassador of prestigious Veneto wines. Their wines are an ensemble of time, composed of yesterday, today and tomorrow. Each bottle holds history and knowledge passed down from generation to generation, combined with a glance towards the future, conveyed in their commitment to produce wines intended to withstand time, expressing themselves to the full,...
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Product notes
50% of the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are partially dried. After a slow fermentation in steel tanks at a controlled temperature between 22-26°C for 40 days, a short maceration on the skins takes place. Once malolactic fermentation has been completed, the wine is aged for 12 months in French oak barrels from Hennessy. These strong toasted barrels are 10 years old and have been used to produce excellent spirits like XO, Napoleon III, Paradis.
Production notes
The name LUí comes from a little bird that lives in the Cognac and Veneto regions. The poem on the label is Catullus II or “Sparrow, the Special Delight of My Girl” (Il passerotto di Lesbia) by Catullus.
Tasting notes
Rich, fleshy and complex on the palate with layers of dark fruit. The use of barrels creates notes on the nose of vanilla bourbon from the La Reunion islands, very sweet but delicate - baba' cream and mascarpone notes with rum, almonds, officinal herbs, dry vegetables, hay. Very soft and velvety tannins mouthfeel and aftertaste of coconut, vanilla, dried fruit with a very long finish and light smoky notes.