Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore DOC

Grapes: 80% Corvina & Corvinone Veronese, 20% Rondinella

Yield per Hectare: 90 q/ha

Training System: Pergola Veronese, simple and double according to the zone.

Production Area: Hills of Marano di Valpolicella (Classical and historical area).

Soil: Calcareous-eocene terrain 

Vinification: Produced with selected grapes situated in hill vineyards which are located at 200-350 mts above the level of sea on calcareous-eocene terrain in the heart of Valpolicella. Vinification of fresh grapes, followed by a 10 days maceration on the skins. The wine remains in stainless steel and cement tanks till February. Then it referments (Ripasso technique) on the fresh marks left over from the just completed Amarone fermentation. In this way the wine becomes more complex and structured.

Ageing: the wine is refined for 12 months in big Slavonian barrels of 50 hl, and then for 6 months in the bottle.

Aspect: Intense ruby red, limpid, almost impenetrable.

Bouquet: Clean, intense, complex with hints of fresh and ripe red fruit, and after a little aeration, delicate spices aromas. 

Taste: Dry, soft and mouthfilling, structured and well-bodied with a very pleasant bitter aftertaste.

Alcohol: 13,5% Vol

Pairings: This Valpolicella Ripasso is ideal with important first dishes, red meets, game, cold cuts and medium-aged and aged cheeses.