From the Winemaker:
GRAPE VARIETY
55% Corvina, 25% Rondinella, 10% Corvinone and 10% Cabernet
Sauvignon and Merlot
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINEYARD
20/30 years
NUMBER OF BUDS PER PLANT
6/8 per plant
BOUQUET
flavors of dried and fresh cherries, coffee and sweet tobacco,
supported by fresh acidity and soft tannins
AVERAGE ALTITUDE OF THE LAND
300/350 meters a.s.l.
VINIFICATION
Grape-drying comes naturally here, and in typical Veronese
style, the appassimento process of partially drying grapes prior to
fermentation achieves the desired effect of concentrating flavors
and aromas.
SERVING TEMPERATURE
18°C
LOCATION & CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VINEYARD
Sant’Ambrogio di Valpolicella, in Costalunga estate located on a
hilly zone
PERIOD AND METHOD OF THE HARVEST
September/October. Manual harvest
TASTE
a fulsome Corvina, savoury with a mineral taste from the sharp
tannins that bestow a pleasurably long finale
TRAINING SYSTEM
Guyot
COLOUR
ruby red
GASTRONOMICAL COMBINATIONS
perfect with braised or roasted red meats, game, robust ragus, and
aged Italian cheeses
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