Intense deep red colour with violet edge. The bouquet starts with highly perfumed aromas and steadily moves toward dried fruits, blueberries, spices, and black pepper. A very elegant and complex wine with persistent and rich flavour.

Selected grapes from 36ha of hillside vineyards, in one of the best viticultural area in Marano di Valpolicella Valley, planted in limestone-based soils at 300m with south-east exposition. The density of 3000 vines per hectares. Training system: “pergoletta semplice”. Traditional drying of the grapes starts at the end of September for 90-100 days with a natural loose of 35- 40% of the weight. Extreme care is exercised to maintain clean, healthy grapes through the process.

Vinification. Soft pressing of the grapes in December/ January, followed by a 30-days maceration on the skins.

Ageing: The wine is refined for 18 months in new French Barriques from Allier oak, then 6 months in the bottle.

Grape variety: Corvina Veronese and Corvinone Veronese 70%, Rondinella 30%. Bunches are hand-picked and rigorously selected at the end of September. The grapes are perfect and with high sugar content.

Alcoholic content: 15.7%

Recommended drinking temperature 18°-19°.

Award: James Suckling 95