Description
A still red from Veneto, 13.5% ABV, produced by Zenato. Blend: 85% Corvina, 10% Rondinella, 5% Corvinone. Vintage: 2022. A Valpolicella Classico Superiore born from the passion of a family that has been promoting local varieties for over 60 years. The grapes are hand-picked, destemmed, and macerated traditionally for 10 days in steel vats. It ages in oak barrels for approximately 12 months. Delicate, distinctive, reminiscent of morello cherries and berries. Ruby red in color. Mineral, dry, velvety, with good structure.
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Color
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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 1960
- Oenologist: Alberto Zenato
- Bottles produced: 2.000.000
- Hectares: 95
1960 ā San Benedetto di Lugana. Itās here that the heart of Sergio Zenato started to beat. His story is made of passion and hard work; a deep connection to his land and his people; entrepreneurial ability and openness to innovation and new vinification techniques and investment in native grape varieties.
A story that stretches from the banks of Lake Garda to the hills of nearby Valpolicella where the estateās reds are born from sunny vineyards of Corvina and Rondinella in Costalunga in SantāAmbrogio commune. Read more
| Name | Zenato Valpolicella Classico Superiore 2022 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red green still |
| Denomination | Valpolicella DOC |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 85% Corvina, 10% Rondinella, 5% Corvinone |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Vendor | Zenato |
| Origin | Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella (Verona). |
| Climate | Altitude: 250-300 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South-East and South-West. |
| Soil composition | Mostly clay, calcareous, rich in rock fragments. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot. |
| Plants per hectare | 5,000. |
| Yield per hectare | 10,000 kg/hectare. |
| Harvest | By hand, the first decade of October. |
| Wine making | Grapes are destemmed. Traditional maceration for 10 days in stainless steel vats. |
| Aging | At the end of the alcoholic fermentation, the wine is separated from the skins with gentle pressing and aged in oak casks for about 12 months. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

