The position and the soil and climate characteristics give this Sauvignon a maturation that gives structure and highlights hints of leaves and fruit, leaving a hint of pepper at the end of the mouth.    

The vineyards are located between 120 and 130 meters above sea level with south-east exposure. Spurred cordon training system. Limestone moraine soil with gravel and sand. 

Luciano’s passion for the wine world kept intensifying with his son Giulietto and led to the acquisition of Prendina in 1958, an estate in Monzambano. Giulietto, a failed surveyor and keen radioamateur, turned a passion into a manufacturing activity in the 70s. The achievement of the DOC in 1971 further reinforced the family activity and confirmed Custoza among the Italian quality wines. Also, Prendina gained more importance as the first wine labeled Prendina was bottled: a Merlot which became the wine of the house of Gualtiero Marchesi’s famous restaurant. Nonetheless, the winery remained a secondary activity as Giulietto primarily used it to entertain guests, visitors and stakeholders of the leather industry.

Pairing Suggestions: This wine pair wonderfully with white-fleshed fish dishes, asparagus and other spring vegetables.

Maturation: At the end of fermentation the wine is cooled in order to avoid malolactic fermentation and to lower the tartaric acidity. In March the cuvée is assembled and the wine is bottled.