Great satisfaction for the prestigious awards received that highlight tradition and quality.
Two "Dama d’oro" gold medals, a silver "Sigillo d’argento" and three certificates of merit. The jury of the Enoconegliano regional competition for Veneto wines, showed its esteem for Moletto wines. The competition took place as part of the "Dama Castellana" event during the Festa dell'Uva grape festival. The goal of the competition is to introduce consumers to the best in regional wines and stimulate winery efforts to improve the quality of their products. Reserved to individual producers, associates and industrial and commercial wineries based in Veneto, the competition offers the public the opportunity to taste all wines which received a score of 80/100 at the stand set up in Via XX Settembre, in the heart of the old town center of Conegliano. The award ceremony was held on Saturday, September 26th in the picturesque setting of the former Monastery of St. Francis in Conegliano. 380 wines were entered from 106 wineries located in the provinces of Padua, Treviso, Venice, Verona and Vicenza. The awards presented by the Enoconegliano jury to Moletto wines confirm, once again, the prestige a number of varieties are winning for themselves on an international level. The "Dama d’Oro" was awarded to Cabernet Sauvignon Selecti 2003 IGT Veneto Orientale, the winner of prestigious prizes in 2009, bronze medal at the "Decanter World Wine Awards 2009" and "Gran Menzione" at the 17th Vinitaly 2009 international wine competition. It is an intense, generous wine with heady bouquet whose full body is immediately evident on the tongue with warm aromas of morel cherry and prune and velvety tannin and enveloping harmoniousness. It is at its best accompanied by elaborate red meat dishes, but is also a fine meditation wine. A "Dama d’oro" also went to the Raboso Piave DOC 2003, a splendid wine which celebrates the traditional qualities of the Piave DOC. Silver medal winner at the XVI Concours mondial de Bruxelles 2009, bronze at the International Wine Challenge London 2009, this wine is bright, ruby red in color with garnet-red highlights. It offers marked hints of morel cherry, ripe plum, red jam and cocoa, enveloped in an elegant trace of vanilla. Its elegant tannicity and pleasant acidic quality in perfect balance with each other, are rounded off by a sweetness the result of its noteworthy alcohol level. It is a magnificent accompaniment for grilled meats, stews and braised red meats, as well as fine aged Italian cheeses. The "Sigillo d’Argento" went to Colmello Rosso Edizione Speciale 2000 IGT Veneto Orientale. Certificates of merit were awarded to Sauvignon 2008 IGT Veneto Orientale, Pinot Bianco 2008 DOC Lison Pramaggiore and Franconia 2007 IGT Veneto Orientale. This last certificate is of special note as it highlights the traditional qualities of a special wine just waiting to be discovered.