Features
Name:
Le Fornaci Lugana DOC 2020
Terrain:
Limestone-based
Cellar
The history of the Tommasi Group began in 1902 with a husband, a wife and a dream.
The historical context of the Belle Époque gives an idea of the frivolous and light breeze that swept through the city of Verona when Giacomo Battista Tommasi married Augusta in 1902 and went to live with his family.
While continuing to cultivate the family's land in Valpolicella, Giacomo already saw wine, no longer as a simple drink, but as a superior product for social occasions and celebrations.
That dream is now a family business based in Valpolicella Classica and estates throughout Italy. The fourth generation is at the helm. Each of the nine siblings and cousins preside over precise roles in the company and together manage the business and strategies, leading to the entry of the fifth generation.
Description
Le Fornaci di Tommasi was born in the historic Lugana area, on the southern shore of Lake Garda. Le Fornaci is a blend obtained from the separate vinification of two vineyards with very different soil compositions. Each of them contributes to complete the picture of a wine that has much to tell, now and even more so with a few years of ageing. An intense and harmonious white wine that combines structure and elegance.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Intense, bright yellow on the nose, it is fruity and fragrant, with notes of tropical fruit and grapefruit. On the palate it is dry and harmonious with an elegant freshness of flavour. It is intense and persistent on the savoury, mineral finish with the typical hint of almond.
Storage time:
5 years
Vinification
Slow fermentation at controlled temperature (14°/18°) and racking by natural sedimentation.
Acknowledgements
2019 James Suckling 91/100
2019 Falstaff 91/100
2018 Red Prawn 
