Santalucia 2023: Maculan and Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto ETS together again against eye diseases

Santalucia , a solidarity project born from the collaboration between the Maculan agricultural company of Breganze (Vicenza) and the Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto ETS , is renewed for its 15th edition.

On Tuesday 29 October, at the company headquarters, food and wine critics and journalists, entrepreneurs and members of institutions gathered in a tasting panel to blindly select the Santalucia 2023. From the tasting of six samples of the best single-variety barriques, the winner was the Cabernet Sauvignon produced from a single vineyard in the Ferrata area of Breganze, rooted on a panoramic hill facing south.

“An intense ruby red with still slightly violet notes, of youth - explains Fausto Maculan , owner of the company -. The clean and frank aroma, with hints of ripe blue fruit, such as plum and blueberry, is very pleasant. In the mouth the Cabernet is rich and dry, the sip full, defined by intense fruity scents. The aroma persists long after swallowing, leaving very pleasant notes. A great wine that asks to be waited for. It will give its best in the next ten years and will amaze when paired with roasts and mature cheeses”.

“The Santalucia project celebrates its 15th anniversary with this edition. We are grateful to Fausto Maculan and his entire prestigious company for always being at our side, contributing generously to research on ocular diseases – says the President of Fondazione Banca degli Occhi Diego Ponzin -. Santalucia is an original idea, a quality project that has allowed many citizens, partners, experts and enthusiasts to get closer to the reality of the eye bank to learn about it and support it”.

Also this year the signature label will be officially presented during a fundraising event at the restaurant Le Calandre in Sarmeola di Rubano (Padova) on December 11th. Santalucia 2023 will stand out for its unique look once again in the name of art and inclusion. The Paduan reality Cooperativa Vite Vere Down DADI has created a painting for the occasion whose colors will be an inspiration for the boys of the cooperative who will create the labels one by one. They will create 300 unique works of art that will cover the numbered bottles of Santalucia 2023. The bottles can already be ordered at the headquarters of the Maculan company or by contacting the Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto ETS (info@fbov.it – 041.9656440/442).