Valpolicella cl. Sup DOP...
Grapes: 55% Corvina and Corvinone, 30% Rondinella, 15% Cabernet, Nebbiolo, Croatina and Sangiovese.<br />Cabernet, Nebbiolo, Croatina and Sangiovese.<br />Harvest date: from mid-September<br />Yield per hectare (grapes): about 80 q. of which 15% is selected - 30% is used to produce Recioto, Amarone and Amarone.<br />30% to produce Recioto, Amarone or Rosso del Bepi<br />Colour: ruby red of medium intensity with garnet reflections<br />To the nose: spice with hints of black cherry and goudron<br />In the mouth: austere with a traditional setting and good balance.<br />Bitter, dry flavour<br />The grapes are harvested in wooden crates and immediately taken to the cellar for pressing.<br />cellar for pressing. After about three or four days of maceration, alcoholic fermentation begins.<br />yeasts and lasts about seven to eight days.<br />At the end of this period, the wine is drawn off and, after two or three decantings, the Valpolicella is left to rest until April, when the ripasso is made. The technique of<br />The ripasso technique gives the wine greater complexity, colour and structure. At the end of April, when the Amarone is drawn off, the marc is blended with the<br />Valpolicella. At this point a second alcoholic fermentation starts, always spontaneously, at the end of which the wine is drawn off. The<br />The resulting product is put into medium-large Slavonian oak barrels, where it remains for about six years to complete its maturation.<br />
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€107.00