Ca 'Maiol is located in the heart of Lugana, a stone's throw from Lake Garda from which it draws significant climatic and environmental benefits. Over the years, the Ca 'Maiol company has been able to create an extraordinary bond with the surrounding nature, managing to enhance with its wines the unique characteristics of the typical vine of these lands: the Turbiana. The birth of Ca 'Maiol is due to Walter Contado, a far-sighted man, who in 1967 founded the company focusing its production on the famous white wine typical of this area: the Lugana and subsequently gave life to the Consorzio Tutela Lugana DOC. The production philosophy of Ca 'Maiol is still focused on the territory and the winemaking tradition of the area, the heirs of Walter Contado continue to follow the paternal vision aiming at constant evolution. Ca 'Maiol is located inside a 1710 building and extends for 110 hectares in an extremely fertile area close to the lake. The wines produced express the close link between the Turbiana grape and the flat land located between the south coast of the lake. di Garda and the Morainic Hills. The mild and breezy climate and the calcareous-clayey soil allow the indigenous grape variety to best express its varietal characteristics, which manifest themselves in a white wine with a golden color, with a delicate and intense structure at the same time. Lugana is a wine produced in a not very extensive geographical area, the denomination in fact includes only a few municipalities between the provinces of Brescia and Verona: Desenzano del Garda, Sirmione, Pozzolengo, Lonato and Peschiera del Garda.

Ca 'Maiol White Wine

Ca 'Maiol is famous for the production of white wine based on Turbiana, also known by the name of Trebbiano di Lugana . Lugana Prestige, for example, is a white wine made from 100% Turbiana grapes carefully selected from the vineyards of the Maiolo estate. Lugana Riserva Fabio Contado, named after the founder's son, is a very high expression of quality, since the grapes selected for its production are harvested manually from the oldest vines and is characterized by a remarkable structure and excellent longevity . Another very interesting Ca 'Maiol white wine is Sirmiolino, obtained from the Turbiana vineyards south of Lake Garda, a fresh and fruity wine, soft and with hints of almond, suitable for an aperitif and perfect to combine with dinner. seafood you are planning. If what you are looking for is a Ca 'Maiol white wine suitable for raw meat dishes, you will be amazed by Molin, a white wine obtained by vinifying a part of the grapes in wood, a trait that gives the wine a higher aromatic concentration and a greater olfactory complexity. Discover the details of Ca 'Maiol white wines on Vino.com.

Does Ca 'Maiol produce red wine?

Ca 'Maiol produces Fabio Contato Valtènesi Riviera del Garda Classico DOP, a red wine from the lands of Valtènesi, an area between Desenzano and Salò, located near Lake Garda and characterized from a climatic point of view by hot summers and winters short. The Valtènesi denomination can only be produced in the municipalities of Salò, Roè Volciano, Villanuova sul Clisi, Gavardo, San Felice del Benaco, Puegnago del Garda, Muscoline, Manerba del Garda, Polpenazze del Garda, Moniga del Garda, Soiano del Lago, Calvagese della Riviera, Padenghe sul Garda and Bedizzole, including some territories of Lonato del Garda and Desenzano del Garda. It is a red wine obtained by selecting the Groppello , Barbera , Sangiovese and Marzemino grapes from the historic Ca 'Maiol vineyards located in the Valtènesi, harvesting manually and letting the grapes dry for about 1 month. The result is a full-bodied, structured and persistent red wine with notes of black berry fruit, blackberries and bay leaves. It is a round, savory wine that is perfect for red meat and game dishes. Another famous red wine produced by the company is Negresco, Ca 'Maiol's first "red wine".

What are the characteristics of Negresco Ca 'Maiol?

Negresco Ca 'Maiol was the first "red wine" produced by the company. It is a wine born from a complex manufacturing process, both for the different vinified grapes, for the drying of a part of these, and for the aging in French oak barrels. The name recalls the hotel of the same name on the Côte d'Azur and as for this fairytale place, this wine too is refined and silky on the palate, with balsamic and spicy hints.

What are the characteristics of the Ca 'Maiol Rosato?

The Ca 'Maiol Rosato belongs to the Valtènesi Riviera del Garda Classico DOP Chiaretto appellation. Its name Roseri derives from the delicate scent similar to the rosebud that characterizes it. It is obtained from the red Groppello, Marzemino, Sangiovese and Barbera grapes left to macerate for a very short time with the skins. Chiaretto is traditionally called "the wine of a night" precisely because it was foreseen that the contact of the wine with the skins lasted only 24 hours. It is an elegant and delicate wine, which releases hints of peach blossom and pomegranate, savory with final notes of sage, perfect to accompany dishes based on lake fish.