Ruby red. Red fruit and cherry. Sweetish, soft, enveloping, fresh, savory and quite tannic with spicy aftertaste.
Name | Tenuta Sant'Antonio Valpolicella Ripasso Monti Garbi 2020 |
Type | Still red |
Classification |
DOC Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore
|
Year | 2020 |
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. | Sandy, silty with lots of white limestone skeleton. |
Farming system | Guyot |
No. of plants per hectare | 8000 |
Yield per hectare | 10 quintals per hectare. |
Harvest | By hand in crates. Soft pressing with pneumopress. |
Vinification | Fermentation: alcoholic at temperature with selected yeasts, used for Amarone grapes. Ripasso: refermentation of Valpolicella. young vinified in October on the pomace of Amarone. Malolactic: natural in 500-liter tonneaux. Batonnage: once a month until October of the year following the harvest. Stabilization: natural. |
Aging | 15 - 16 months in 500-liter tonneaux, of which 30% new, 70% second-passage. |
Grade alcohol | 14.00% by volume |
Total acidity | 5.60 gr/L |
Production vintage | 200,000 bottles |
Pairing | Pasta dishes with meat sauces and Italian-style sauces; grilled white meats; roasted or stewed; well-seasoned non-spicy cheeses, dried fruits. |