Valpolicella Classico Superiore DOC Poiega

Award-winning Valpolicella from Roberto Mazzi, who owns this tiny six-hectare farm in the Veneto. He has nicknamed this wine the “fratello giovane” (younger brother) of Amarone, as this unique Valpolicella is made purely from grapes that have undergone a light air-drying for forty days. This gives a wonderful concentration of flavour. It is full-bodied yet extremely elegant, with very smooth tannins and a ripe berry flavour that opens up wonderfully on the palate.

Production zone: Negrar

Growth: Calcarole, Poiega, Sanperetto, Villa

Area of vines: 6 hectares

Type of grapes: 70% Corvina, 25% Rondinella and 5% Molinara

Type of soil: Calcareous - silt - clay

Exposure: South west (204/238 meters a.s.l.)

Fermentation with selected yeast at controlled temperature (24°C.) in medium sized steel vats with daily “follatura” for 7 days, following which malolatic fermentation to lower the total acidity of the wine. The wine is then put into oak barrels for 12 months.

Characteristics: Ruby red with bouquet of cherries, violets and pepper. Full bodied taste, slightly acid with a slight bitter aftertaste due to the type of soil.
Use: As aperitif slightly cooled, serve with white or grilled meats.