
PRODUCT DETAIL
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.
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Awards
2017
Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore 2015
AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge 2017:
SILVER MEDAL
Decanter World Wine Awards 2017:
BRONZE MEDAL
Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore 2014
Berliner Wein Trophy 2017:
GOLD MEDAL