| Grape varieties |
5% Cabernet Sauvignon, Corvina, 5% Croatina, 20% Rondinella, Corvinone |
| Climate |
Altitude: 250-300 m. a.s.l. Exposure: East-West. |
| No. plants per hectare |
6500 (Guyot), 3300 (Pergola). |
| Harvest |
Coming from late harvest, grapes are over-riped when they are hand-picked. Depending on the vintage, the bunches are left on the vines 2 to 4 weeks longer than normal maturation. The harvest usually start between the end of October and the beginning of November. The result is a natural drying of the grapes that reach a differnt level of drying depending the varietals. |
| Vinification |
After a careful selection, the bunches are laid, one layer high, on plastic boxes and the moved to our drying facility. The grapes remain there between 20 and 30 days. The average reduction of the water content is between the 20% and 25%. After being collected from the dryinfg facility, the grapes are destemmed and pressed. The fermentation lasts between 25 and 30 days. |
| Ageing |
After the racking of the must, the wine is aged for 24 months in barriques and tonneaux. Then, the wine refines in bottle for 12 months before commercial release. |
| Pairing |
It goes well with important meat dishes. With barbecues, for its spicy accompaniment, with porchetta, ribs, barbecued glazed ham. Excellent affinity with mature cheeses. |
| On offer |
Price Monte Zovo Rosso Veronese Calinverno 2018 € 22.95
ex VAT
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