“CERQUETTA” FRASCATI SUPERIORE PREMIUM
DOC LAZIO - ITALY
PRODUCER: CANTINA CERQUETTA - ROMA - ITALY

Rome calls to mind wines of golden hue. Frascati is prima donna of the Castelli Romani, the green-clad clump of spent volcanoes southeast of Rome that harbours six of Lazio’s 16 DOC zones.

This wine produced by COPROVI from Trebbiano Toscano, Malvasia di Candia and Malvasia Toscana, is also knows as “the golden wine of the Popes” because has always been served in the Vatican City.

Founded in 1950 in order to promote the typical grapes of Velletri, Frascati, Castelli Romani and Aprilia, COPROVI comprise more than 1,000 winegrowers of the region Castelli Romani.

Le Contrade Frascati Superiore is bright straw yellow wine.

Its bouquet has delicate scents of wild flowers, apples and hawthorn flowers.

On the palate it is dry, soft and fruity, with hints of bitter almonds.

Serving suggestions: with pasta and rice dishes, fish and white meats.

Ideal serving temperature: 10-12C

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