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Appellation: Provincia di Verona IGT Zone: Marcellise (province of Verona) Cru: n/a Vineyard extension (hectares): n/a Blend: 45% Corvina - 30% Merlot - 25% Rondinella Vineyard age (year of planting): Corvina 2000 - Mer- lot 2000 - Rondinella 2000 Soil Type: rocky, volcanic Exposure: South-east Altitude: 390 meters above sea level Colour: intense garnet red Nose: Spices, cherry, hard black cherry Flavour: n/a Serving temperature (°C): 16 Match with: meat dishes, game, cured meats, cheese Average no. bottles/year: 20,000

Grape yield per hectare tons: 6.5 Notes: n/a

The fermented wine of Cor- vina and Rondinella are racked onto dried Merlot gra- pes (used exclusively for this wine) following the “ri- passo” technique. The wine then matures for 12 months in second and third use barriques and in large oak casks of a capacity of 20 Hectolitres.

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Estate History Azienda Agricola Torre d’Orti is located in Marcellise, in the zone, province of Verona. The estate, in the Valpolicella area, is named after the ancient watchtower of the Castle of Montorio. Terracing where the farmers used to grow olives, grain and vines can still be seen. The Piona family recently purchased this land and planted vineyards with the indigenous varietals of Valpolicella. The soil here is the typical red soil of the area mixed with white chalk. This type of soil combined with the altitude gives great elegance to the wines and makes them suitable for a long ageing. As in the other two estates, natural practices are followed in the vineyards, the grape produced are: Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG, Valpolicella DOC, Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso DOC.

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