Radici Tai Rosso Veneto IGT

Masiero Wine

Radici Tai Rosso Veneto IGT

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The Product in Brief:

✓ Grape variety: Tai Rosso

✓ Production area: Colli Berici – Vicenza, Veneto

✓ Manual harvest in mid-September

✓ Fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and pied de cuve

✓ Maceration for 12 days with manual punch-downs

✓ Ageing: 12 months in third-fill barrique + 6 months in bottle

✓ unfiltered

✓ Alcohol content: 13% vol.

The roots of a land. Radici Tai Rosso Veneto IGT by Masiero Wine is born of Mattia Masiero's bond with his own land and with the Colli Berici, in the province of Vicenza. If Preludio marks the beginning of his path in the world of wine, Radici tells of his belonging: the relationship with the place he hails from, expressed through Tai Rosso, one of the most representative and identity-defining grape varieties of Berici winegrowing. Masiero's vineyards lie in Mossano, in the heart of the Colli Berici, set in a hilly landscape where woods, cultivated land and natural areas help create an environment rich in biodiversity. Here limestone rock plays a fundamental role alongside the red clays, while exposures, low rainfall and day-night temperature swings contribute to the area's particular vocation for red grape varieties.

The Tai Rosso vines are trained using the traditional Veronese pergola system and the grapes are picked by hand in mid-September. Winemaking takes place in the Lumignano cellar, on the eastern slope of the Colli Berici, following a low-intervention approach. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts, using a pied de cuve, while maceration on the skins continues for 12 days with manual punch-downs. Once winemaking is complete, Radici ages for 12 months in third-fill barriques, followed by a further 6 months of ageing in the bottle. The wine is bottled without filtration, preserving its character and expression as far as possible.

In the glass Radici expresses the character of Tai Rosso with a fragrant, elegant profile. The nose offers notes of cherry, small red fruits and delicate spicy nuances. On the palate it is fresh and harmonious, with a fine, silky tannic weave, well-defined fruit and a balanced, persistent sip. Wood ageing supports the structure without weighing down the character of the grape, preserving its freshness and recognisability. Radici thus stands for the most direct bond between Masiero Wine and the Colli Berici: a Tai Rosso Veneto IGT in which grape, land and cellar work become an expression of the roots from which Mattia Masiero's project takes shape.

Product Sheet:

Grape variety: Tai Rosso

Vintage: 2024

Production area: Colli Berici – Vicenza, Veneto.

Altitude: 150-180 m above sea level.

Soil characteristics: Mainly limestone soils, with the presence of red clays.

Training system: Veronese pergola.

Exposure: south

Sensory notes: Fragrant, elegant profile. The nose offers notes of cherry, small red fruits and delicate spicy nuances. On the palate it is fresh and harmonious, with a fine, silky tannic weave, well-defined fruit and a balanced, persistent sip.

Serving temperature: 16-18°C.

Alcohol content: 13%

Vinification: Manual harvest in mid-September. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts, using a pied de cuve. Maceration for 12 days with manual punch-downs. The wine is not filtered.

Ageing: 12 months in third-fill barriques, followed by 6 months of ageing in the bottle.

Harvest period: Mid-September, by hand.

Food pairings: Freshness, a fine tannic weave and the character of Tai Rosso make Radici especially versatile at the table. It works well with flavourful first courses, pasta and risotto with meat ragù, roast white meats, rabbit and pork dishes. It is also interesting with cured meats and medium-aged cheeses, as well as with some dishes of the Veneto tradition.

Contains sulphites.

From the volcanic soils of Soave to the limestone hills of the Berici, a journey between Verona and Vicenza to discover two territories that reveal different yet complementary expressions of Veneto wine.

East of Verona, Soave stretches across the hills that rise from the plain towards the Lessini Mountains. Further east, in the province of Vicenza, the Colli Berici emerge as a distinctive hilly landscape with a strong geological and natural identity. Two different territories, united by an ancient winemaking history and a relationship with the land that still shapes the character of their wines today. Here, the vine is not simply a crop. It is part of the landscape, the history of local families and the identity of the villages. Vine rows, dry-stone walls, rural courtyards, villas, castles and small villages tell the story of an agricultural civilisation built over centuries, in which wine has become one of the most authentic ways of interpreting the territory.

Soave: the land of volcanoes and Garganega

Soave is one of Italy's historic wine regions. Its heart lies in the eastern hills of the province of Verona, around the towns of Soave and Monteforte d'Alpone, where vineyards cover slopes and ridges shaped by an extraordinarily complex geological history. The medieval village of Soave, dominated by its castle and still enclosed within its ancient walls, is the best-known image of this territory. But to truly understand its wines, you need to climb into the hills, following roads that wind through vineyards, contrade and small rural settlements as far as Monteforte d'Alpone.

It is here that one of Soave's most fascinating features emerges: its volcanic origin. Millions of years ago, this part of Veneto was shaped by intense volcanic activity. Basalt, lava rock and tuff still emerge today across many of the eastern hills of the appellation, alternating with areas of limestone. This geological diversity is reflected directly in the wines, creating different expressions even within a short distance of one another.

On these soils, Garganega has found its natural habitat over the centuries. An ancient grape variety deeply rooted in the Veronese territory, Garganega has a remarkable ability to interpret the place where it grows. In the finest hillside vineyards of Soave, it combines ripe fruit, freshness, tension and a savoury, mineral character that becomes increasingly evident with time. Alongside Garganega grows Trebbiano di Soave, a historic presence capable of adding freshness and precision to the wines.

Soave Classico identifies the historic heart of the appellation, on the hills of Soave and Monteforte d'Alpone. It is a landscape shaped over time, where vineyards often grow on steep slopes and human cultivation has followed the natural contours of the hills rather than altering them. Here, altitude, exposure, ventilation and soil composition change from one contrada to another. It is precisely this fragmentation that makes Soave such a remarkably diverse territory: not a single wine, but many interpretations of Garganega and the Veronese hills.

In younger wines, freshness, flowers, fruit and immediacy prevail. In Soave from the finest vineyards and allowed to evolve, time reveals a deeper dimension: notes of herbs, ripe citrus, yellow fruit, stone and mineral nuances come together in wines capable of developing complexity even after several years. Perhaps time itself is one of the best ways to understand great Soave: wines that may appear delicate in their youth can reveal surprising depth and longevity as they evolve.

Colli Berici: stone, sunshine and great red wines

Leaving the Verona area and moving towards Vicenza, the landscape changes. The Colli Berici rise from the Vicenza plain like an island of hills. Their contours are gentler, the climate is generally warmer, and Mediterranean vegetation grows alongside woods, olive groves and vineyards. Venetian villas, small villages and ancient rural courtyards bear witness to a history in which agriculture and culture have shaped the landscape together.

Here too, geology plays a fundamental role in defining the identity of the wines. The Colli Berici are predominantly limestone and sedimentary in origin, formed from ancient seabeds, with traces of volcanic activity in certain areas. Limestone rock, clay and stony soils create particularly favourable conditions for vines, while the exposure of the hills and relatively mild climate allow the grapes to ripen fully and evenly.

If Soave finds its most distinctive voice in Garganega, the Colli Berici show a particular vocation for red wines. The symbolic grape variety is Tai Rosso, historically rooted especially in the area around Barbarano and the southern Berici. It is capable of producing fragrant, spicy and highly drinkable wines, where red fruit is often accompanied by Mediterranean herbs and a delicately savoury character.

Alongside Tai Rosso, the Colli Berici have shown a particular affinity over time with varieties such as Carmenère, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The climate, exposures and limestone-clay soils allow these grapes to achieve full ripeness while maintaining balance, producing wines capable of combining structure, elegance and longevity. Carmenère, long mistaken for Cabernet Franc in local vineyards, has also found one of its most interesting Italian expressions in the Colli Berici.

Two territories, two ways of expressing Veneto

Soave and the Colli Berici are separated by just a few kilometres of plain, yet they reveal two profoundly different expressions of Veneto viticulture. In Soave, Garganega, ancient volcanic soils, altitude and the tension of great white wines dominate. In the Colli Berici, the landscape becomes warmer and more Mediterranean, limestone plays a central role, and it is above all the red wines that find depth and character.

On one side are the hills of Monteforte d'Alpone and Soave, with their contrade and vineyards rooted in ancient volcanic rock. On the other are the hills of Vicenza, where limestone, clay, woods and vineyards overlook the surrounding plain. What unites them is an ancient agricultural culture, built on families, vineyards handed down through generations, observation of the seasons and an intimate knowledge of individual plots.

Today, these territories are experiencing a new chapter. More and more producers are bringing vineyards, biodiversity, soil identity and the distinctive character of individual areas back to the centre of their work, seeking not only quality in their wines but an increasingly precise relationship with the place they come from. Because the deepest value of these territories lies not simply in their ability to produce great wines. It lies in the possibility of recognising, in a glass, the very hill from which that wine comes.

The basalt and Garganega of Soave. The limestone, sunshine and red wines of the Colli Berici. Two landscapes, two identities, two different ways of expressing through wine the extraordinary diversity of Veneto.

Some projects grow out of a long family history; others take shape from the decision to return to one’s roots and build something new. Masiero Wine belongs to the latter. The winery was founded in 2023 from the vision of Mattia Masiero, a young winemaker who, after gaining experience in Italy and abroad, chose to return to the Colli Berici (Vicenza) and start from his family vineyards to create a project of his own. A young winery, therefore, yet one deeply connected to the land from which it comes, built around one essential principle: allowing the grapes, the vineyard and the vintage to define the identity of each wine.

Terroir. Quality. Innovation. These are the three words Masiero uses to describe its approach. Innovation, however, does not mean pursuing technology for its own sake. Rather, it is a contemporary way of looking at viticulture, recovering essential practices and combining them with the knowledge and sensitivity of a new generation of winemakers. Mattia personally oversees the entire journey from vineyard to cellar, seeking to create wines that are direct, distinctive and capable of maintaining a precise connection with their place of origin.

Mossano and the Colli Berici

Masiero’s vineyards are located in Mossano, in the heart of the Colli Berici, in the province of Vicenza. Around 3.5 hectares of vines are set within a hilly landscape where woodland, farmland and natural areas create an environment rich in biodiversity. The winery itself is located in Lumignano, on the eastern side of the Berici Hills, where the grapes are transformed into wine with Mattia personally overseeing every stage of the winemaking process.

The Colli Berici rise from the Vicenza plain like an island of hills and are characterised by a complex geology in which limestone plays a fundamental role alongside red clay and, in some areas, basaltic formations of volcanic origin. Altitude, exposure, relatively low rainfall and significant day-to-night temperature variations combine to create particularly favourable conditions for viticulture, especially for the production of distinctive red wines.

It is within this environment that Masiero seeks its identity: not by imposing a style on the territory, but by understanding its differences and expressing them in the wines through a low-intervention approach.

Tai Rosso: the roots of the Colli Berici

Among the grape varieties grown in the Colli Berici, one more than any other expresses the identity of these hills: Tai Rosso. Formerly known as Tocai Rosso, it belongs to the same genetic family as French Grenache, Spanish Garnacha and Sardinian Cannonau, yet over the centuries it has developed its own distinctive identity in the Vicenza area, deeply connected to the local terroir.

It is a variety that thrives on light and warmth and finds particularly favourable conditions in the leaner, drier soils of the Berici Hills. Traditionally, it produces wines with a moderately intense ruby colour, fragrant aromas of red fruit and spices, and a delicate tannic structure. Above all, however, its ability to take on different nuances according to the vineyard and winemaking method makes it one of the most interesting varieties in the area.

For Masiero, Tai Rosso is not simply a grape variety to cultivate: it becomes one of the main tools through which to tell the story of the Colli Berici. Two wines interpret its different personalities: Radici and Retai.

Radici and Retai: two interpretations of Tai Rosso

The name Radici, meaning “roots”, already encapsulates the meaning behind the wine. It represents Mattia’s connection with the place he comes from and with a grape variety that belongs to the winemaking heritage of the Colli Berici. The grapes are harvested by hand and fermented in stainless steel using indigenous yeasts and a pied de cuve. Maceration on the skins lasts twelve days, accompanied by manual punch-downs; the wine then continues its ageing with 12 months in third-use barriques followed by a further 6 months in bottle. It is an interpretation of Tai Rosso that seeks depth and ageing potential without losing the distinctive character of the variety.

Retai, on the other hand, follows a different path. Its name reflects the idea of returning to the past while continuing to look towards the future: because, in Masiero’s vision, sometimes moving forward requires looking back. The vines are Guyot-trained on a hillside in Mossano and the grapes are harvested by hand. Here too, fermentation occurs spontaneously thanks to indigenous yeasts and a pied de cuve. Maceration is shorter, lasting five days on the skins, while ageing takes place exclusively in stainless steel for six months.

These are two interpretations of the same grape variety and the same territory: one deeper and shaped through time, the other more immediate and focused on the purity of the fruit. In both, the aim remains the same: to preserve the recognisable character of Tai Rosso from the Colli Berici.

Less intervention, more identity

The same philosophy guides all the work at Masiero Wine. Harvesting and much of the vineyard and cellar work are carried out manually, while fermentation starts spontaneously thanks to indigenous yeasts. The use of a pied de cuve helps initiate fermentation naturally without relying on selected commercial yeasts, while additions are kept to a minimum.

This is neither a pursuit of imperfection nor an ideological choice. Rather, it reflects the desire to intervene only when necessary, placing winemaking expertise at the service of the grapes instead of using it to construct a predetermined style.

Within this vision, tradition and innovation are no longer opposites. Looking back means rediscovering craftsmanship, spontaneous fermentations and close attention to the vineyard; looking forward means interpreting these practices through contemporary knowledge, precision and awareness.

From red wines to Garganega: the different expressions of the Berici Hills

Tai Rosso plays a central role, but it does not tell the whole Masiero story. The production explores several varieties that have found their own distinctive expression in the Colli Berici, creating a small collection of wines with different characters and winemaking approaches.

Preludio represents the beginning of the journey and was the first wine conceived and produced by Mattia; Radici and Retai explore two different expressions of Tai Rosso; with Galea and Spettinato, Garganega enters the picture, another grape variety deeply rooted in the viticultural history of the Vicenza area. Spettinato also reveals its more immediate and unconventional side through a sparkling sur lie interpretation, unfiltered and undisgorged.

Rather than a range designed to follow a predefined formula, these are wines born from the desire to explore the varieties and vineyards available while always keeping their point of origin recognisable: the Colli Berici.

Masiero Wine is a young winery that has chosen to begin again from its roots. In the vineyards of Mossano, Mattia Masiero interprets the Colli Berici through spontaneous fermentation, manual work and minimal intervention. At the heart of the project is Tai Rosso: the symbolic grape variety of these hills and the common thread of a project that looks towards the future without forgetting where it comes from.

Terroir. Quality. Innovation. Three words that sum up a winery founded in 2023 but built upon something far older: the relationship between a family, its vineyards and the Colli Berici. From the Tai Rosso of Radici and Retai to Garganega and the winery’s other interpretations, Masiero Wine represents a new generation of winemaking in the Vicenza area, where oenological knowledge and respect for the raw material become tools for achieving a simple yet ambitious goal: allowing the territory to speak through the wine.