The geographical area dedicated to the production of DOC Montello – Colli Asolani wine extends over the hills to the south-west of the Veneto region, in an area that is adequately ventilated, bright and conducive to carrying out all the vegetative-productive functions of the vineyards.
The Montello – Colli Asolani DOC Wine Production Area is located in:
– province of Treviso and includes the territory of the municipalities of Castelcucco, Cornuda and Monfumo and part of the territory of the municipalities of Asolo, Caerano S. Marco, Cavaso del Tomba, Crocetta del Montello, Fonte, Giavera del Montello, Maser, Montebelluna, Nervesa della Battaglia , Paderno del Grappa, Pederobba, Possagno, S. Zenone degli Ezzelini and Volpago del Montello.
During the vinification phases, only loyal and constant oenological practices of the area are allowed, suitable to give the wines their peculiar quality characteristics.
The oenological practices of vinification of the DOC Montello – Colli Asolani wine include, among other things, that:
– The maximum yield of grapes in DOC Montello – Colli Asolani wine must not exceed 70%; if these parameters are exceeded within the limit of 5%, the excess will not be entitled to the DOC. Beyond these limits the right to DOC for the whole product lapses.
– The DOC Montello – Colli Asolani Rosso Novello wine must be obtained with carbonic maceration with at least 70% of the grapes.
In the designation of the DOC Montello – Colli Asolani wines the term “Vigna” may be mentioned as long as it is followed by the relative toponym and certain winemaking practices are respected.
– On the labels of the DOC Montello – Colli Asolani Novello wine typology it is mandatory to report the year of production of the grapes.
The presence and development of vines on the Asolo hills and Montello is due first to the Benedictine monks and then to the presence of the Venetian Republic.
The Benedictine monks settled around the year one thousand in particular in the monastery of S. Bona in Vidor and in the Certosa del Montello in Nervesa; with their work they have influenced in a very important way the agricultural and wine-growing history of the territory, determining the profound culture for vines and wine that still persists, so much so that the specialization of the systems is repeatedly emphasized in historical texts.
In the second half of the 1300s, when this area passed to the Venetians, the Asolo hills and Montello were immediately recognized as an important wine area and its wines were exported abroad as early as 1400.
In the sixteenth century, which saw the triumph of the Venetian nobility with the construction of villas, barchesse and hunting houses with relative vineyards, an aristocratic thought of seeking beauty and goodness spread in the area, which is transmitted in viticultural and oenological knowledge popular.
The hills are admired by the most prestigious personalities and the wine is a sought-after product that compares in Venice with wines brought from Greece and is taxed a third more because it is considered better than that of other areas. Today this wine, which since 1977 has been the subject of protection with the recognition of the DOC “Montello e Colli Asolani”, has found a wide consensus in many European and non-European countries, where its high quality and excellent balance quality / price, and thanks to the characteristics of typicality and strong link with the geographical area it has obtained numerous national and international awards as well as a presence in the most prestigious sector guides.
Merlot Montello – Colli Asolani DOC Wine PT318 Product Sheet
