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From ilGolosario.it
“We head to the Vicenza area to discover instead two wines from a winery that has an excellent relationship with time: Le Pignole. The Veneto Red “Soastene” 2005 Made from Cabernet Franc and Carmenère, it has a highly elegant bouquet with notes of walnut husk and green pepper, just as interesting as the Merlot from the same winery – though the year 2006 – which stands out on the nose for its notes of tomato leaf and chocolate, and is lively on the palate, with an acidity that still has a bit of a bite.”
“And then the bubbles from a premier pioneer winery, Le Pignole of Brendola, with which we open our tastings.
THE PIGNOLE – BRENDOLA (VI)
The Le Pignole winery is situated in the Brendola hills, at the entrance to the Berici Hills, and has been owned by Serena and Claudio Vanzo since 2017, supported by their children Micaela and Thomas. It is a family-run business whose premises span three levels, covering an area of around 1,000 square metres, and is surrounded by three hectares of vineyards, as well as land set aside for livestock, pasture and fruit trees.
The range of wines produced includes, in addition to the Colli Berici “Torengo” – our Top Hundred 2006 – some very interesting sparkling wines. Among the wines we tasted, the “Fureghin” extra dry sparkling wine” Made from red grapes, it has a full ruby colour, a rich, fruity nose with hints of red apple and rose. On the palate it is fresh, tannic, slightly off-dry. Equally interesting is the “Don Mario” Garganega Brut Sparkling Wine” Straw-coloured with a delicate, crisp nose that immediately brings to mind exotic fruit. The lingering acidity on the finish makes it a pleasure to drink. It just keeps getting better.”
“Finally, the surprise of the Colli Berici Extra Dry Tai Rosso Sparkling Wine “Rosa dei Berici” signed by the winery Le Pignole in Brendola (Vicenza). This is a wine with a lovely antique pink colour; on the nose it is very spicy with a smoky, almost sulphurous note that perfectly evokes the volcanic soil from which it originates. On the nose, however, a sweetness already comes to the fore, which we find on the palate too, in a slightly sweet, smooth and velvety mouthfeel.”
Fondata nel 1978 sui colli di Brendola, la porta dei Colli Berici, Le Pignole ha registrato un nuovo corso a partire dal 2017, quando venne acquisita da Serena Boracchi insieme col marito Claudio, proprietari di un’azienda agricola di vacche da latte e conigli da carne. Il loro intento fu quello di diversificare l’attività di famiglia, scegliendo un settore del quale entrambi erano appassionati, per coinvolgere fin da subito anche i figli Micaela, oggi ventiseienne, e Thomas, diciannovenne e prossimo agli studi universitari in Enologia. Due gli obiettivi concordati con l’enologo Fabrizio Giacomini: valorizzare il patrimonio della viticoltura berica, e trovare nuove ulteriori declinazioni dei singoli vitigni a dimora, tra quelli autoctoni (carmènere, garganega e tai rosso) accanto ad altri internazionali.
Un palcoscenico di questa ostinata e necessaria resistenza agricola si trova nei Colli Berici, precisamente nel comune di Brendola, conosciuto storicamente e geograficamente come la vera porta d’accesso di questo singolare comprensorio veneto.
In questo contesto estremo ma estremamente generoso opera la cantina Le Pignole, guidata con un rigore quasi monastico da Serena Boracchi e dalla sua famiglia. L’approccio agronomico è netto, totalmente privo di retorica commerciale e basato esclusivamente su una dedizione assoluta ai ritmi della natura.