Fortezza Durello Extra Brut Metodo Classico

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The Product in Brief:

✓ Durello Extra Brut Metodo Classico

✓ 100% Durella, an indigenous grape variety with natural minerality and acidity

✓ Historic vineyards planted in 1968

✓ Brenton di Roncà (VR) – 450 m a.s.l.

✓ Minimum 36 months aging on lees

✓ Limited production: approx. 5,000 bottles

✓ Alcohol content: 12% vol.

Fortezza by Dama del Rovere is an Extra Brut Durello Classic Method that originates on the volcanic hills of Roncà, in the heart of eastern Lessinia in the province of Verona. Here, amidst the volcanic soils of the Lessini Mountains and significant temperature fluctuations, Durella finds one of its most suitable environments, producing wines of great freshness, verticality, and mineral tension. The vineyard is located in the Brenton area at about 450 meters above sea level and comes from a historic planting from the late 1960s, trained using the Veronese pergola system. Durella, an indigenous grape variety with natural savoriness, acidity, and an extraordinary aptitude for sparkling wine production, allows for the creation of sparkling wine bases of great precision and longevity. At the heart of Dama del Rovere's Classic Method sparkling wines is the patient work of Massimo Prà, who has been building his bases with great precision and a long-term vision for years. Part of the wines is set aside as vin de réserve, stored season after season and then used in blends to provide stylistic continuity, depth, and recognition to the various cuvées.

This work is structured today as a true perpetual reserve: a dynamic reserve in which small quantities of wines from previous vintages are kept alive and progressively integrated into subsequent blends, contributing to building depth, stylistic continuity, and the vineyard's memory over time. A method that has also been refined thanks to significant professional experience in Burgundy, where the culture of blending, precision, and patience is an integral part of the production identity. After manual harvesting between late August and mid-September, vinification takes place in stainless steel tanks; the wine is then bottled and left to age on its lees for at least 36 months. The result is an elegant and vertical Extra Brut Classic Method sparkling wine, capable of best expressing the mineral character of Lessinia's volcanic soils and Durella's great aptitude for sparkling wine production.

Product Sheet:

Denomination: Durello Quality Sparkling Wine Classic Method Extra Brut

Grape varieties: Durella, an indigenous grape variety with natural minerality and acidity

Production area: Brenton di Roncà (Verona) – 450 m a.s.l.

Training system: Veronese pergola

Year of vineyard planting: 1968

Yield: 90-100 quintals/hectare

Vinification: harvest between late August and mid-September with manual collection in crates; fermentation in stainless steel tanks, subsequent bottle aging on lees for a minimum of 36 months.

Bottles produced: approx. 5,000

Format: 0.75 L – 1.5 L

Alcohol content: 12% vol.

Pairings: ideal as an aperitif, pairs with raw fish, shellfish, light fried dishes, fresh cheeses, and delicate seafood dishes.

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Some wineries are born from a project, others from a deep-rooted conviction. Dama del Rovere belongs to this second category. Their philosophy is encapsulated in a simple phrase: “We live for this work.” It's not a slogan, but a daily responsibility. Every decision, in the vineyard and in the cellar, directly impacts their future. The company was founded with the 2003 vintage in Brognoligo di Monteforte d’Alpone, in the heart of the Soave Classica area, by brothers Massimo and Davide Prà, fourth-generation winemakers. Davide manages the fields, Massimo oversees the cellar. But every decision is shared and made together. The project spans two complementary territories. In Brognoligo, on the volcanic hills of Soave Classico, Garganega vines root themselves in deep, mineral-rich basaltic soils. The East and North-East exposures and the volcanic nature of the soil give the wines structure, marked savoriness, and that typical bitter almond note that distinguishes great Soave. In Brenton di Roncà, on the slopes of the Lessini Mountains, the vineyards are located between 450 and 500 meters above sea level. Here, significant day-night temperature variations preserve freshness and aromatic integrity. It is in this context that Durella thrives, an indigenous variety naturally rich in acidity and mineral salts, ideal for Metodo Classico sparkling wines. Massimo has been working on sparkling wine bases for years with a precise and patient approach, based on setting aside various vin de réserve which, season after season, are preserved and then blended to create consistent and recognizable cuvées.

This work is structured today as a true perpetuelle: a dynamic reserve where small portions of wines from previous vintages are kept alive and progressively integrated into subsequent blends, helping to build depth, stylistic continuity, and vineyard memory over time. This method has also been refined through significant professional experience in Burgundy, where the culture of blending, precision, and time is an integral part of the production identity. Aging on lees thus becomes a central step: 15 months, 24 months, 36 months, up to 60 months for the Brut Nature. It is during this long wait that Durella finds balance, depth, and identity. Dama del Rovere is part of the Italian Federation of Independent Winegrowers: every bottle is made exclusively from grapes from their own vineyards, and all stages, from vineyard to bottling, are directly overseen by the family. In the vineyard, harvesting is manual; in the cellar, technology and precision are tools at the service of the raw material. Dama del Rovere is the meeting point between volcanic Soave and Durella from Lessini. Between altitude and mineral depth. Between farming memory and the culture of time. In addition to Metodo Classico sparkling wines, the winery produces still wines from Garganega, Trebbiano di Soave, and Riesling, as well as a passito that tells the other soul of the territory. Different projects, but with a common trait: tension, savoriness, and respect for origin.