The northern Italian wine region of Trentino is known for single-varietal wines. Wine cooperative Mezzacorona also understands the art of blending. This was evident when it recently presented Filobianco, under the Castel Firmian banner.
Text: Niels van Laatum Image: Mezzacorona
All good things come in threes. So does all the bad, the pessimists among us immediately shout. We prefer to concentrate on the positive, on the beauty that the earth has to offer in cooperation with mankind. With the cultural product wine as the ultimate example. With the arrival of Filobianco, with Fildirose (rosé) and Filorosso (red), the trailing trio is ready for summer.
Every grape serves its purpose
To introduce this brand new wine, we spoke to winemaker Maurizio Maurizi, one of the six winemakers at Mezzacorona. He is mainly responsible for operations in Sicily, but today he talks to us about the white Filobianco, the latest wine in a series of three. 'A wood-ripened chardonnay, that was the starting point. To ensure more depth, balance and complexity, we also started working with other grape varieties.'
A blend, in other words. Maurizio refers to müller-thurgau and pinot bianco. Each of the grapes serves its own purpose in the composition. 'Müller-thurgau provides freshness with its high acidity, but also aromas of white pepper and thyme. Pinot bianco gives length to the wine.' Nice to see that northern Italy, known for its monocépages (wines from one grape variety), also knows very well how to make captivating wines with blends.
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