Organoleptic Profile
| Colour: | Pale straw yellow, with greenish reflections when young and more golden with ageing |
| Flavour: | Characteristic and typical with citrus and tropical notes. Fresh and easy to drink, even softer when drunk without decanting |
| Bouquet: | Floral, citrine and citrusy, with typical notes of ripe lemon and orange |
| Origin: | Area at the foot of the Trevisan Alpine foothills |
| Soil: | Clay |
| Alcohol: | 10,5% Vol. |
| Temperature: | 6-8° C. |
L’atteso
Preserve the heritage of our land,
Give it new life by revitalising its brilliance.
Boschera
A grape variety native to the upper Treviso area and whose origins get lost in time. Cultivated mainly in the Alpine foothills of the Vittorio Veneto area at altitudes greater than 2000-3000 metres above sea level and close to the wooded areas, this variety is well suited to shallow and steep soils that are difficult due to the high thermal and rainfall variability that occurs in different seasons. It is a very rustic grape variety that has evolved along with the territory to which it belongs.
Low productivity almost led to its disappearance during the post-war period of the 20th century, when more productive and sweeter varieties were sought after. Its strong acidity, even when ripe, has always discouraged its growers from making it as a dry white wine. The Boschera grape variety is currently used mostly in the production of Torchiato di Fregona, a sweet wine obtained from the drying of these grapes, where the acidity is balanced by a high quantity of sugars.
The wine
This variety is a legacy of territory and family, so it has been grown at the winery since its foundation. It has always been dedicated to the production of Torchiato, but every year part of the grapes are used to make dry white wine, which has always created excitement during fermentation and in the first months afterwards for its delicate and surprising citrus and floral aromas, completely different from the bouquets of Glera, Verdiso, Incrocio Manzoni and other white grape varieties of our region. From year to year there has been a growing awareness that these aromas were diminishing over time, leaving this wine distinctly acidic and lacking in body.
L’atteso
Hence the need to study, together with the oenologists of Giotto Consulting, the behaviour of this notoriously oxidative variety, and find the key to interpret it in a modern but at the same time a fully identifiable and territorial way. Expressing the identity of a territory means understanding its characteristics and taking up the challenges it presents by relying only on the tools at its disposal.
The challenge with Boschera was to take advantage of its distinctive acidity and maintain its aromas to create a unicum that could resist the passing of time.
The terracotta amphora is the instrument used to tame its oxidative nature; secondary fermentation in the bottle is the method used to best enhance its natural acidity.
The first fermentation off the skins in steel tanks at a low temperature is followed by ageing in terracotta amphorae, in which the wine undergoes a long élevage on its fine lees until late spring.
This particular method of wine making has allowed the perfect preservation of the characteristic varietal aromas, giving a very fresh and equally aromatic base, ideal for a long-ageing sparkling wine.
The base wine obtained in this way undergoes a secondary fermentation with its own lees in the bottle according to the sur lie method, after which it remains on the lees for 6 months before being put on the market, precisely one year after harvesting. This is the minimum time required for this wine to achieve the perfect harmony between the floral and citrus notes on the nose, the maintained acidity, and the fatness given by the natural malolactic fermentation together with a long rest on the lees.
“L’Atteso”, the name of this Boschera wine (which translates as “The Awaited One”), fully represents the patience and dedication required to create it. In addition to its fine perlage and unique aroma, this wine surprises with its timeless taste. A product that after long-awaited considerations can finally celebrate its brilliance.
