2021 Capitel Nicalo Valpolicella Superiore

A wine made from red grape varieties grown on the moraine hills of Valpolicella. A traditional technique is used for production: drying the grapes. This is a light dehydration process. The grapes, which are stored in crates for about 1 month, lose about 8-10% of their weight, naturally enrich themselves with sugar and then increase the dry extract and color of the wine. A fruity and soft wine with a nice freshness: a wine in honor of the ancestor Niccolò. Soil: red, clayey and calcareous of morainic origin. Vineyard age: 20 years (average age).Grape variety: Guyot.Production techniqueHarvest: Late September, early October.Drying of the grapes in a drying room: 1 month with control of the humidity of the environment.DestemmingAlcoholic fermentation and maceration: 14 days/temperature 28€ C. Maturation in Slavonian oak barrels: 1/1.5 years. Bottling and ageing in the bottle: 6 months. Description of the wine. Color: Ruby red. Clear and transparent. Aroma: complex. The aroma of undergrowth blends with the vanilla of Slavonian oak. Taste: good body, good structure, lively acidity and well-balanced alcohol with tannins. The

Grape variety: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella

Classification: Denominazione di Origine Controllata
Taste: dry
Alcohol content: 14.0% vol.
Acidity: 6.3 g/l
Residual sugar: 1.5 g/l
Allergen information: Contains sulphites.

Bottler, importer: Tedeschi, Società Agricola F.Lli Tedeschi S.R.L., Via Giuseppe Verdi 4, 37029 Pedemonte, IT