The Story
Blend: 70% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, 10% Molinara.
Production area: Hills of the Classic Valpolicella.
Vinification: Pressing of the grapes followed by long maceration for 20 days. In February, after the fermentation of the Amarone wine, it is fermented with these skins, to be enriched with a second fermentation, as required by the Ripasso wine making tradition of Verona.
Tasting notes:
Colour: red purple with deep and intense highlights....
Vuosikerta 2016
2016 is an extraordinary vintage full of tremendous wines. Perhaps more importantly, average quality is exceptionally high. In short, it is hard to go wrong with Barolo in 2016. Is a classic, late-ripening year characterized by a leisurely October harvest and no real shock events to speak of. The year got off to a slow start. Only April saw temperatures above the ten-year average, while the first part of the year was also quite dry. July, Augu...