I Dolomitici
Amidst the imposing peaks of the Dolomites in Trentino, precisely in the area of Mama d'Avio, the I Dolomitici project was born in 2010, the result of the union of intentions of a group of 10 Trentino artisan producers, determined to preserve a small and ancient wine treasure. It is an over 100-year-old vineyard of just 0.4 hectares that survived the phylloxera crisis, entirely dedicated to the forgotten vine Lambrusco a Foglia Frastagliata. The friends involved in the project, who took the field so as not to see this priceless viticultural heritage uprooted, are: Lorenzo Cesconi, Elisabetta Dalzocchio, Giuseppe Fanti, Elisabetta Foradori, Giuseppe Pedrotti, Alessandro Poli, Eugenio Rosi, Luigi Spagnolli, Marco Zani and Marco Zanoni. For a long time, the vineyard was safeguarded by a tenacious farmer, an emblem of Trentino resilience, who among the vines also cultivated his own vegetable garden.
The vineyard managed by the friends of I Dolomitici was planted at the end of the 19th century and comprises just over 700 vines of the Lambrusco a Foglia Frastagliata vine, trained on the double pergola system. Also known as 'Enantio', the 'Lambrusco a Foglia Frastagliata' is an indigenous variety of Trentino, in particular of the lower Val Lagarina, where it was once widely cultivated, but then fell into oblivion in favour of more commercially attractive grapes. The old vines are grown in harmony with the environment on alluvial soil. Harvesting, carried out strictly by hand, is followed by spontaneous alcoholic fermentation in open vats, without the addition of sulphites. Instead, oak barrels are used for ageing, in order to soften the rustic character of the vine, and the entire production process excludes any invasive intervention.
From the I Dolomitici project comes a single prized label: the Lambrusco a Foglia Frastagliata 'PerCiso', a 'collective red wine' with an energetic and free-range personality. The appellation is a dedication to Narciso, known as 'Ciso', a farmer who for decades took care of the centuries-old vineyard.
Amidst the imposing peaks of the Dolomites in Trentino, precisely in the area of Mama d'Avio, the I Dolomitici project was born in 2010, the result of the union of intentions of a group of 10 Trentino artisan producers, determined to preserve a small and ancient wine treasure. It is an over 100-year-old vineyard of just 0.4 hectares that survived the phylloxera crisis, entirely dedicated to the forgotten vine Lambrusco a Foglia Frastagliata. The friends involved in the project, who took the field so as not to see this priceless viticultural heritage uprooted, are: Lorenzo Cesconi, Elisabetta Dalzocchio, Giuseppe Fanti, Elisabetta Foradori, Giuseppe Pedrotti, Alessandro Poli, Eugenio Rosi, Luigi Spagnolli, Marco Zani and Marco Zanoni. For a long time, the vineyard was safeguarded by a tenacious farmer, an emblem of Trentino resilience, who among the vines also cultivated his own vegetable garden.
The vineyard managed by the friends of I Dolomitici was planted at the end of the 19th century and comprises just over 700 vines of the Lambrusco a Foglia Frastagliata vine, trained on the double pergola system. Also known as 'Enantio', the 'Lambrusco a Foglia Frastagliata' is an indigenous variety of Trentino, in particular of the lower Val Lagarina, where it was once widely cultivated, but then fell into oblivion in favour of more commercially attractive grapes. The old vines are grown in harmony with the environment on alluvial soil. Harvesting, carried out strictly by hand, is followed by spontaneous alcoholic fermentation in open vats, without the addition of sulphites. Instead, oak barrels are used for ageing, in order to soften the rustic character of the vine, and the entire production process excludes any invasive intervention.
From the I Dolomitici project comes a single prized label: the Lambrusco a Foglia Frastagliata 'PerCiso', a 'collective red wine' with an energetic and free-range personality. The appellation is a dedication to Narciso, known as 'Ciso', a farmer who for decades took care of the centuries-old vineyard.
