VIGNETI DI ETTORE Valpolicella Classico DOC
Vintage: 2021
Case: 12x750ml
Region: Veneto, Italy
Varietal: 35% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, 30% Rondinella, 5% Molinara
Alcohol: 12.5%
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Tasting Notes
Fresh and fruity nose with red cherry, hard black cherry, raspberry notes. Coffee and pepper notes in the background. Sapid and dry, with a good acidity that confers freshness and makes the wine very drinkable. Medium bodied, well balanced by a fresh acidity
Corvina
The key varietal of Valpolicella, Corvina wines tend to be bright red and lighter in structure. Corvina's high level of acidity and distinctive cherried, herbaceous flavours are essential to the character of the wine.
Corvinone
A grape very similar to Corvina, but with better characteristics of resistance to water stress and tendency to dry.
Rondinella
Rondinella is used to add herbal flavours to Corvina-based wines and to flesh out the blend.
Vineyard Notes
The 5 hectares of vineyards stand on the hills of Negrar, within the Valpolicella Classica zone, at an altitude between 250 and 400 meters above sea level. The vineyards are divided into two plots, on the western slope and on the eastern slope of the valley of Negrar, one with a south-west exposure and one with a south-east exposure. The vineyard management is strictly environment friendly and the estate is practicing organic.
Valpolicella Classico
The Classico zone denotes the original Valpolicella growing area before 1968 when it was given DOC status and expanded the zone beyond the three original valleys that border the Lessini Mountain range. Corvina is the primary grape used in production, while Rondinella and Molinara are allowed for blending.
Technical Notes
Altitude: 250 m Age of the vines: 10 - 15 years Exposure: South-east
Soils: alluvial origin, skeletal, with good drainage, calcareous
Fermentation: with the skins for 8-10 days. Spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentations.