Description
Wine’s name: “Valpolicella Classico SuperioreRipasso DOC Acinatico”.
Denomination: DOC
Production area: Valpolicella Classica
Soil: Rocky, calcareous soil
Grape variety: 60% Corvina veronese
15% Corvinone
20% Rondinella
5% Molinara
Exposure: Facing SW
Altitude: 500-600 mt a.s.l.
Training system: Traditional
Pergola Veronese
Vine stocks per ha: 4000.
Yield per ha in kg: 10.000.
Average year production: 80.000 bottles/year.
Harvest: By hand in small cases.
Grape selection by vine and by vineyard according to the ripening.
Vinification: Passed over the skins of the Amarone and in contact with them for 10 days at a temperature of 18°C with daily mixing.
Ripening: The wine spends 1 year in the oak barrels.
Bottle aging:
Colour: Intense ruby red
Bouquet: Intense yet subtle with hints of spices,vanilla and tobacco.
Taste: Warm, full bodied with traces of dried fruit that bring to mind Amarone.
