Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso Veneto

Appellation: Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso DOC Zone: Marcellise (province of Verona) Cru: n/a Vineyard extension (hectares): n/a Blend: 0% Corvina - 0% Corvinone - 0% Rondinella Vineyard age (year of planting): Corvina 2000 - Cor- vinone 2000 - Rondinella 2000 Soil Type: rocky volcanic Exposure: South-east Altitude: 390 meters above sea level Colour: intense, garnet red Nose: red berries, spices Flavour: n/a Serving temperature (°C): 16 Match with: pasta dishes, salame, cheese, meat dishes Average no. bottles/year: 30,000

Grape yield per hectare tons: 6.5 Notes: This wine is made with the traditional method of “ripasso”: the fermented wine is racked onto the dregs of Amarone in December/January and left for 24- 48 hours. Approx. 40% of the wine is made with dried grapes of Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella

Fermentation in steel. The wine matures in barriques and in oak casks of a capaci- ty of 20 hectolitres

Awards: n/a

Estate History Azienda Agricola Torre d’Orti is located in Marcellise, in the Valpolicella 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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