Valpolicella Classico Superiore 2017

Description

Valpolicella Classico Superiore 2010 is a DOC wine produced in Veneto by Giuseppe Quintarelli's renowned winery, located on the first hills of Negrar, 350 meters above sea level. The moderately continental climate typical of Valpolicella and the predominantly calcareous soil give the wine its organoleptic characteristics. The grape varieties used to produce this still red are Corvina, Molinara, and Rondinella. Corvina is a red grape variety native to the Veneto region and has a moderate, regular productivity. Molinara is a native grape variety of the Veneto region, whose dark red/purple grapes have a thick, very pruinose skin. Rondinella is a particularly hardy grape variety, also native to the Veneto region. It produces compact, pyramid-shaped bunches of blue/black grapes with thick, very pruinose skins. The Valpicella climate is characterized by cool winds from the Lessina Valley, which favor viticulture. These winds cool summer nights, facilitating temperature swings that positively influence the aromatic ripening of the grapes. The vinification process begins with the harvest, which is carried out strictly by hand, for a careful and meticulous selection of the bunches, placed in small wooden crates. The grapes are then subjected to light pressing, maceration for 2 months, and spontaneous alcoholic fermentation, with the use of native yeasts, for 7/8 days. The subsequent refinement phase, which lasts 6 years, takes place in large Slavonian oak barrels.

Details

Perfume

Hints of cedar, graphite, and wood smoke, then with more defined hints of fruit, especially cherry and ripe raspberry.

Color

Medium garnet.

Taste

This dry, medium-bodied wine shows first notes of red fruit in the form of those cherries and raspberries perceived on the nose. This is followed by the aroma of plums enveloped by aromas of wild herbs and oak with a note of minerality that is persistent through the long finish.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Giuseppe Quintarelli

From this winery

• Start up year: 1900
• Bottles produced: 60.000
• Hectares: 10

The company is located in the foothills of Negrar approximately 350 meters above sea level. The landscape is typical of Valpolicella with its vineyards, olive groves and cherry trees, an air almost of another era, a rurality that was in danger of being lost, but thanks to people like 'El Bepi' it has been preserved. His grandson Francesco said that the wines are still made the way his grandfather made them by ageing and maturing them slowly for eight years in large wooden barrels and in bottles. Read more

Veneto

Technical Sheet

Name	Quintarelli Valpolicella Classico Superiore 2017
Type	Red still
Denomination	Valpolicella DOC
Vintage	2017
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	15.0% by volume
Grape varieties	Corvina, Molinara, Rondinella
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Vendor	Giuseppe Quintarelli
Aging	6 years in large Slavonian oak casks.
Allergens	Contains sulphites