VALPOLICELLA DOC Superiore
TYPE
Dry red wine.
TERRAIN
Medium limestone mix, 350 metres above sea level.
HARVEST
In late September the best bunches are selected, harvested by hand and placed in trays.
TRAINING SYSTEM
Guyot and simple pergola.
BLEND
55% corvina, 25% corvinone, 20% rondinella.
VINIFICATION
Light, natural grape-drying process. After pressing, traditional fermentation in small 30 hl tanks with a daily delestage process. Around 15 days’ maceration and fermentation at 23 degrees. Soft pressing. Following malolactic fermentation, transfer into barriques and amphorae for 18 months.
AGEING
18 months in the bottle. Closure with natural cork.
TASTING
Colour: ruby red, tending towards garnet upon ageing.
Bouquet: intense, rounded Moretta cherry and harmonious toasting.
On the palate: soft and full-bodied, acidity and tannins in fine balance, sapid and persistent finish.
Alcohol: 14,5% alc./vol.
Total acidity: 5,6 g/l
Product size: 750 ml – 1,5 liter magnum
