Appellation

Ripasso della Valpolicella Classico superiore D.O.C.

Wine Type

Red

Vintage

2009

Grape Variety

Corvina veronese 40%, Corvinone 20%, Rondinella 20%, Croatina, Teroldego, Merlot, Molinara, Oseleta (20%)

Sensory Characteristics

The color is ruby red, impenetrable, tending to garnet with aging, offers a slightly ethereal aroma of red fruit with notes of vanilla, a refined taste, harmonious, pleasantly soft and velvety. Compared to Valpolicella, Ripasso is characterized by a greater structure and longevity, higher alcohol, lower acidity and greater roundness.

Harvest

End of September, according to climate and grape varieties.

Vinification Process

After harvest the grapes are crushed. To the first fermentation, the wine is stored in stainless steel tanks to be subsequently submitted in January to the practice of second fermentation for about 15/20 days, remaining on the skins of Amarone della Valpolicella. The malolactic fermentation takes place in the spring, and is carried out by inoculation of selected Lactic bacteria. Aging in oak barrels of 25 hl for 18 months. Then the wine is bottled for at least 9 months to complete the formation of the bouquet.

Alcohol Content

14,5%

Soil Type

The soils are mostly red and brown on debris, calcareous marls and basalts.

Vine Cultivation System

Simple support, Guyot pruning.

Grape Yield

60 quintals per hectare