Deep ruby red tending to garnet.Fruity, intense with notes of cherry, red fruit, licorice, tobacco and cedar wood.Soft and warm, a structured, balanced and persistent wine.
Name | Sant'Antonio Valpolicella Estate Superior La Bandina 2018 |
Type | Still red |
Classification |
DOC Valpolicella Superiore
|
Year | 2018 |
Format | 0.75 l Standard |
Country |
Italy
|
Region | Veneto |
Grape varieties | 70% Corvina, 5% Croatina, 20% Rondinella, 5% Oseleta |
Location | Municipality of Mezzane di Sotto - Location Monte Garbi |
Climate | Altitude: 300 m. a.s.l. |
Soil composition. | White with dominant limestone skeleton, with a sandy silt fraction. |
Farming system | Guyot |
No. of plants per hectare | 6500 |
Yield per hectare | 7000 kg |
Harvest | By hand in crates in the second week of September. |
Vinification | Pressing: soft, with pneumopress. Fermentation: alcoholic at controlled temperature with selected yeasts. Malolactic: natural in barrel. Batonnage: once a month until the first year of age. Stabilization: natural tartaric. |
Aging | 24 months in new 500-liter French oak tonneaux. |
Grade alcohol | 14.50% by volume |
Total acidity | 5.80 gr/L |
Residual sugars | 4.50 gr/L |
Pairing | Pasta dishes with elaborate sauces, grilled red meats, braised roasts, lamb and game, good mature cheeses that are not spicy. |