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Mongarda Col Fondo 2023
Notes of citrus, green apple, herbs, and toast.
95% Glera, 5% Verdiso/Bianchetta Trevigiana from a single vineyard planted in 1950 at 350-370m. Whole-cluster pressed; varieties co-harvested and co-fermented. 1st fermentation is spontaneous in concrete. Secondary fermentation in bottle using must from this same vineyard and vintage. Undisorged. No residual sugar. Zero sulfur. 8,000 bottles produced.
The Mongarda story began in 1978, when Bruno Tormena decided to dedicate himself full-time to the career of vignaiolo. As a youngster he learned the art of vine cultivation while working with his grandfather in family vineyards in the locality of Mongarda, from which the estate takes its name. Bruno transmitted his passion to his son, Martino, who has run the estate since 2011. Martino is a recent graduate of the enology school in Conegliano and he has intensified his family’s commitment to their land and the quality of their wines.
Today, Mongarda has 5 hectares of woods and 12.5 hectares of vines, spread between the villages of Col San Martino, Farra di Soligo, Miane, and Valdobbiadene. This is the heart of the Valdobbiadene-Conegliano Prosecco Superiore zone. Mongarda’s vineyards are on extreme slopes with old vines and poor, rocky soils, a situation which forces them to be worked manually. The main variety is, of course, Glera, but the Tormena family has also kept the local heirlooms of Perera, Verdiso, Bianchetta, and Boschera, which are interspersed through the parcels and co-harvested and co-fermented with the Glera.
