Valpolicella Superiore
Denomination
Denominazione di Origine Controllata
PRODUCTION
4000 bottles
TYPE
Dry red wine
VINEYARD AND SOIL
Grapes produced in our vineyard in Vendri. 3500 vines per hectare, pergola training system, average age of vines 15 years. Soil is very chalky and rocky, rich in organic matter.
VARIETY
60% Corvina, 35% Corvinone, 5% Rondinella
HARVEST
Late manual harvest in mid-October.
VINIFICATION AND AGING
Fresh grapes harvested and immediately destemmed, not crushed. Vinification takes place in stainless steel. A short cold maceration is followed by temperature-controlled alcoholic fermentation. Brief daily pumping over and delestage. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation. One part ages in steel, the other in French oak tonneaux for at least 12 months.
TASTING NOTES
A distinctive wine, with good structure, firm and elegant. Ruby red color. Very complex on the nose, notes of red fruits emerge with pleasant hints of spices. The taste is dry and persistent, the tannin is still lively and vivid.
FOOD PAIRINGS
Excellent paired with red meats and game. It goes well with traditional Veronese dishes such as pasta with meat sauces, risottos and boiled meats. Serving temperature: 16-18° C.
