Viticulture >
Zenato has 95 hectares of vineyards between their Zenato di Santa Cristina estate in San Benedetto di Lugana on the shores of Lake Garda and their Costalunga estate in Valpolicella, 30 kilometres away to the north east. The Bardolino vineyards lie between Bardolino and Peschiera lie in the foothills south east of Lake Garda. They are planted with Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara at an altitude of 100-150 metres on limestone/clay soils rich in rock fragments and glacial debris. The density of plantation is 2,700 to 3,000 vines and the farming is conventional. Harvesting is done by hand.
Winemaking >
Once the grapes have been destemmed and pressed, they are left to ferment for 10 days in steel tanks at a temperature of 26°C. At the end of the fermentation, the wine is separated from the skins by soft pressing.