The four Cesconi brothers have transformed their family estate, in the village of Pressano, into one of the Trentino region’s most admired wineries. The Cesconi family previously sold all their fruit to the local cooperative in nearby Lavis, yet today they make some of Northern Italy’s most exciting white wines.
Stylistically, their whites are more intense and perfumed than those from Friuli, without the weight or fat that some of the top Friuli wines have. Their reds, on the other hand, have more concentration than their Friulian counterparts.
Moratel is a blend, that merges grapes cultivated in twovery different areas from a climatic, geological and morphological point of view. Lagrein grows in Pressano,whereas Teroldego, Merlot and Cabernet in Valle dei Laghi.
The destemmed grapes are fermented with its whole bunches in stainless steel tank. Maceration lasts approximately 10 days for Lagrein and Teroldego and approximately 20 days for Merlot and Cabernet. Once the fermentation is complete, the wine ages in barriques and in large barrels for about 12 months, at which point the cuvée of the different wines is made. In order to guarantee the wine’s freshness and fruit flavour, the wine is stored exclusively in used barrels. After bottling, Moratel ages for at least six months in the bottle before being sold.