VALPOLICELLA DOC Superiore
2018
TYPE
Dry red wine.
TERRAIN
Medium white limestone mix, 350 meters above sea level.
HARVEST
During the second and third week of September the bunches are selected, hand-picked and placed in plateaux.
TRAINING SYSTEM
Guyot and simple pergola.
BLEND
60% Corvina, 25% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella.
VINIFICATION
Bunches are left to ventilate naturally for a few days.
Low temperature fermentation and maceration, with daily remontages and delestages. Malolactic fermentation in small steel tanks. Ageing for about 15 months in French barriques and amphorae.
AGEING
24 months in bottle. Closure with natural cork.
TASTING
Colour: medium intensity ruby red with strong transparency tendent to garnet throughout aging.
Bouquet: notes of blueberry and plum in spirit, hints of balsamic herbs.
On the palate: fine tannins, good acidity, hints of ink on the finish.
Alcohol: 15%.
Total acidity: 6 g/l.
Residual sugar: 2 g/.
Product size: 750 ml – 1,5 liter mag
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