3 editor-picked estates growing Cabernet Sauvignon in Veneto.
Where to taste Cabernet Sauvignon in Veneto: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
The cellar
4 bottles with at least 15% Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend.
Breganze DOC estate in Vicenza, founded by the Maculan family in 1947. Fausto Maculan revived the Torcolato dessert wine from dried Vespaiola in 1974; the Bordeaux-blend Fratta debuted in 1977. Both are flagship bottlings for the zone.
Tasting: Visits and tastings at the Breganze cellar; Torcolato dessert wine and Fratta flagship poured.
Signature wines: Maculan Torcolato Breganze, Maculan Fratta Breganze Rosso, Maculan Acininobili Breganze
Francesco Serafini and Antonello Vidotto established this Treviso estate in 1986, pioneering quality Bordeaux-variety production on the Montello hills. Il Rosso dell'Abazia is their flagship DOCG red.
Tasting: Visits and tastings at Nervesa della Battaglia by appointment.
Signature wines: Serafini and Vidotto Il Rosso dell'Abazia, Serafini and Vidotto Phigaia
The Piccoli family estate at Valeggio sul Mincio on the morainic rim of Lake Garda produces a fresh, saline Bianco di Custoza DOC alongside an interesting Garda Cabernet from south-shore hillside vineyards.
Tasting: Tasting visits at the Valeggio sul Mincio estate; bookable online.
Signature wines: Corte Gardoni Bianco di Custoza DOC, Corte Gardoni Le Fontane Garda Cabernet DOC
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