Nicolò Tedeschi founded the company that bears his name in the Valpolicella area in 1824. He was a genuine personality of his time, renowned for his skill and moral stature. Throughout the years, his family has continued the traditional -making process, and today, the is owned by the fifth generation of Tedeschis: Antonietta, Sabrina and Riccardo. Each has various responsibilities, but it is Riccardo, the oenologist, who deals with production and acts as Tedeschi’s Export Director. La Fabriseria Valpolicella DOC Classico Superiore 2010 35% - 30% - 30% - 5% Oseleta

The Tedeschi family has endeavored to improve the quality of its and to accentuate the relationship between the traditional vines and the region. For this reason, Rosso La Fabriseria, a wine created with an international style has been completely re-conceptualized and today is being introduced to the wine drinking audience as a wine that is coherent with the rest of our production and completely rooted in the Valpolicella region. The grape selection consists of Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and a small percentage of Oseleta. The grapes come from vines that are grown exclusively within the Valpolicella Classica Region and are left to over ripen on the vine. The wine per hectare is very low and does not exceed that of the wine. The wine is age exclusively in Slovenian barrels. TheValpolicella La Fabriseria is today a great and important Valpolicella wine and represents yet another wine that the Tedeschi family entrusts to tell the world the story of this splendid region.

Vineyard notes: Soil: Moraine clay and limestone. Vine density: 3000 vines/hectare. age: 15 years (average age). Cultivation: Trent small bower. Pruning: 10-14 buds/plant. A green is made if there is overproduction. Production: 6400 kg/hectare

Winemaking technique: Grapes, in perfect health and lightly over ripen, are harvested in the middle of October. The grapes are treated with care to preserve their unique potential as much as possible and exalt to the utmost the pedo-climatic characteristics of the environments that they come from. is so soft that some of the grapes remain whole with the stem. The must ferments in small fermenting vats for optimum contact between liquid and solid parts during steeping. Oxygenation and temperature control help quickly start that is then rapidly terminated in Oak barrels. This way the lactic bacteria, responsible for malolactic fermentation, generate buttered and grilled aromatic components that amalgamate with the overall organoleptic characteristics of the wine, making it fat and, at the same time, velvet smooth. The wine is marketed after one year and half of refinement in wood and six months in the bottle.

Description: Color: Intense ruby red, clear and transparent. Bouquet: Hints of black currant, sour cherry, cherry, and prune gives freshness to the wine and is combined with hints of minerals and vanilla ethers. Flavor: Rich structure and balance. The extract concentrate is revealing and well balanced by a significant tannic structure, by a lively acidity and by an alcohol content that insures a good aging potential. The retro-olfaction confirms the nose notes. It is an elegant wine with a long finish.Serving Suggestions: Game and red meat - Skim milk and aged hard cheeses. Serve at 61-64°F.

Wine Advocate - 91 Points The 2010 Valpolicella Classico Superiore La Fabriseria shows a level of intensity, tannic structure and overall extraction that is impossible to match. This wine stands far removed from the vast sea of watery Valpolicella red once famously produced in this region. In fact, this wine drinks like the best of them, showing the dark intensity and gravitas of a well-crafted Amarone. The mouthfeel is exceeding soft, plush and succulent. Give it two or three more years. Drink 2014-2020.

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