Italian winery in Veneto: an authentic experience
Bagnoli, such a beautiful place,
Well done and full of symmetry,
Neither the traits of the poet so little of the artist,
You can show it exactly.
A bit of a village, but with the grace of a castle;
A court, for some nobles.
Whoever does not believe that he comes here,
Like any other, it will end up being enchanted.
(L. Pastò, El Marcà de Bagnoli, 1788)
Italian winery in Veneto calls Dominio di Bagnoli, located in the province of Padova, offers the ideal blend of art, history, beauty and wine.
This name of Dominio di Bagnoli is derived from the Latin name (wet).
This peculiar characteristic came from since the time of the Romans. It was a completely marshy area, standing out only the Iberian Hills (called here as Colli Berici).
After a long work of the Benedictine monks, the canteen region became highly productive in the agrarian sector, and also worked with the region’s winemaking potential.
In fact, they were the largest Benedictine winery ever made, which could hold up to 10,000 hl of wine.
It could not be a winery without the grape …
Marvelous purple grapes, known as Friularo (Latin word descending: frigus-meaning cold) were a precious commodity for the canteen and local economy.
The Friularo grape is of autocnone origin, there are documents that prove its presence since the time of the Roman Empire.
The Friularo grape attracted a curious interest for Venetian merchants.
Due to its very thick bark and expressive tannins, it had a greater preservability during long trips.
Friularo grapes, great for late harvest and long transports
The Villa and all the land was owned by the Benedictine monks, until Pope Alexander VII approved that all goods and artifacts be put up for auction to finance the Candida War.
Ludovico Widmann bought the Villa and from there they receive illustrious guests, like Goldoni a writer and dramaturgo Venetian.
Villa Widmann and its charm
Villa Widmann has an impressive beauty: it features a wonderful Italian-style garden with forty-one statues created by Antonio Bonazza in the mid-18th century.
The group in front of the villa represents the 12 signs of the zodiac and the gods of Olympus
More isolated, between the high hedges are the monumental statues that represent the ancient characters of the commedia dell’arte, today protagonists of evocative spectacles “Sounds and lights”, that evoke comedies of Goldoni in the Venetian dialect.
The friularo wine and its passage
The Italian winery Dominio di Bagnoli is a spectacular place, with the sun, climate and relief ideal for these grapes of great power and durability.
It was only in 2011 that the Friularo wine was consented to the denomination DOCG.
DOCG is the name for Denominazione di Origine Controllata and Garantita – means that this label is reserved with grapes coming exclusively from the geographical area.
The Bagnoli friularo wine is a red wine of great structure elaborated of at least 90% of the Raboso Piave.
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The cultivation near the Euganean Hills (Colli Berici) guarantees a nocturnal and morning ventilation that allows to mitigate the heat of the summer and in the spring protect of the frost
Let’s know a little about the products:
Wines tasted:
Domain of Bagnoli 2008
Friularo vinificato in bianco method charmat lungo
Pas dosè (without added sugar)
8 years of fermentation
Process: Charmat lungo
Famous called Blanc de noir (white sparkling wine with grape ink)
Domain Bagnoli Classico Friularo passito
Il vino passito: the house specialty
Late harvest-around the period of November
Consistent, round body wine
Color: Ruby tending to pomegranate
Volume: 15.5%
Olfactory examination
Soft tannins, with slight astringency and a fresh mouth feel.
Intense perfume, its complexity is expressed with notes of red fruits, cherry and blackberries, and some species such as vanilla, cinnamon and anise.
Very balanced and bodied, ideal to harmonize with chocolate!
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