SODALIZIO

Sodalizio — Fellowship or Alliance — is the most distinctly Venetian wine in the Almivisi portfolio: a marriage of the softness and elegance of a Merlot with the native freshness and vivacity of Raboso, balancing two seemingly opposite natures superbly in a wine that makes unique with an original flavour that nevertheless encompasses ancient tastes.

The Raboso grape is one of the most ancient and most characterful indigenous varieties of the Veneto — a grape of firm tannins, high natural acidity, and a particular aromatic intensity that gives wines of real energy and character when grown and vinified with understanding. In the alluvial soils of Eastern Venice, near the lagoon and the rivers that define the estate's terroir, Raboso has been cultivated for generations as one of the defining red varieties of this specific corner of the Veneto.

The marriage with Merlot is a creative act of genuine intelligence: the Merlot's generosity and textural softness provide exactly what the Raboso's native freshness and firm structure need as a counterweight, creating a blend in which the two varieties enhance each other's qualities while softening each other's potential excesses. The result balances two seemingly opposite natures superbly — the Mediterranean warmth and generosity of Merlot against the cool, acidic, tannic energy of the ancient Raboso.

The original flavour that encompasses ancient tastes is the wine's most distinctive achievement — a quality that reflects the genuine antiquity of the Raboso variety and the specific character it develops in its native Eastern Venice territory, given modernity and accessibility by the Merlot's more immediately communicative personality.

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