Cult wine in Veneto

Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

One of Italy's greatest botrytised dessert wines. Acininobili (noble berries) is produced from 100% botrytis-affected Vespaiola grapes, selected berry by berry in the best vintages. The Sauternes influence is explicit: Maculan was inspired by a trip to Bordeaux in the late 1970s and applied the Trockenbeerenauslese selection principle to Vespaiola.

Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A passito-style dessert wine from Vicenza revived by Fausto Maculan in 1974. Vespaiola grapes are harvested late and dried on twisted cords (torcolato means 'twisted') for months before pressing. The result is a wine of high intensity, with botrytis-influenced apricot honey character balanced by the grape's naturally high acidity.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The Riserva Sergio Zenato is the estate's memorial bottling to its founder, made only in selected vintages and aged five years in oak; high Oseleta proportion and extended ageing produce Zenato's most structured wine within the range, built for long cellaring.