Appellation: Reggiano D.O.P.
Production zone: Scandiano
Grape Varieties: Lambrusco Maestri, Lambrusco Salamino, Malbo Gentile
Soil: limestone and clay
Harvest: from mid September
WINEMAKING
Destemming and pressing and then nearly ten days on the skins. Fermentation in controlled temperature steel tanks and second fermentation in autoclaves (charmat method) for 15 days at a temperature of 16°C to preserve the wine’s lively aromas.
COLOUR
Deep ruby red with classic purplish highlights..
AROMAS
Pronounced floral aromas amongst which field violets stand out, together with red berry fruit notes, especially blackberries, raspberries and cherries.
FLAVOUR
Crisp, lean and with a good structure, it is fruity and long in the mouth.
FOOD PAIRINGS
Green cappellacci filled with mortadella, guinea fowl.
Alcohol: 11,5 %
Acidity: ８.00 g/l
Residual sugar: 6 g/l
Serving temperature: 12-14 °C
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About Casali Viticultori
Casali Viticultori’s history began in the year 1900 when Giuseppe Casali decided to make his family wine into a full-blown business. Our first Scandiano wine cellar, next to the historic Rocca del Boiardi castle, was soon too small and the winery’s growing market success and consequent increase in production meant moving to our current base in Pratissolo di Scandiano in the 1980s.
Casali Viticultori is now a benchmark in Reggio wine making and was incorporated into the Emilia Wine Group in late 2014.
Casali Viticultori manages 50 hectares encompassing many of the area’s native grape varieties including Spergola and Malvasia di Candia Aromatica white grapes and red varieties comprising the large and varied Lambrusco family.
The Pratissolo di Scandiano winery’s 3500 square metres hosts 30 autoclaves and stores more than 10,000 bottles of Ca’ Besina sparkling wine - the first Emilia Romagna champagne method wine to be made with Spergola grapes and with time on the lees - every year.
Around 1.5 million bottles are produced every year and sold both in Italy - in Horeca and large scale retail outlets - and abroad.
THE TERRITORY
Pratissolo di Scandiano, the firm’s headquarters, is midway between the high plains and the Reggio hills. It is an area whose history stretches back to the Neolithic and revolved around the Rocca dei Boiardo fortress in Scandiano, where famous poet Matteo Maria Boiardo, author of Orlando Innamorato, was born in 1441.
In food and wine terms it is certainly a prestigious area, boasting products such as Parmigiano Reggiano, traditional Modena balsamic vinegar, artisan cold cuts and, naturally, wine. The nearest hills to Reggio, at the end of the Tresinaro valley, have clayey soils which get plenty of sun and their microclimate has long favoured vine cultivation.
A further specific trait of the area is its clay-rich rocks characteristic of the plains at the foot of the Reggio hills. What is known as a vein of clay cuts through Vezzano sul Crostolo, Albinea and Scandiano town areas, providing optimal winemaking conditions. And Spergola in particular is in its element here.
PROMOTING NATIVE GRAPE VARIETIES
Preserving the local vine heritage on the strength of winemaking respectful of its grape varieties and terroir has always been one of the cornerstones of Casali Viticultori’s philosophy. In addition to protecting the great family of varieties making up the complex Lambrusco universe - Marani, Salamino, Montericco, Grasparossa, Montericco, Ancelotta - one of Casali Viticultori’s distinguishing traits is certainly its
protection and promotion of the Spergola variety. This native variety’s origins date back to the 15th century, when it was mentioned by Bianca Cappello, Grand Duchess of Tuscany. It is a variety which is grown only in the hills and plains from Scandiano to Quattro Castella and over the years it has been given a range of appellations. Its medium-small grapes and waxy greenish-yellow skin has meant that Spergola was confused with Sauvignon Blanc but more in-depth morphological and genetic studies have demonstrated its distinctiveness and seen it being added to Italy’s Grape Varieties Catalogue.
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