Mature wines Valtenesi Lake Garda

Mature wines

Valtenesi Rosso
Location of vineyards:

  • Calvagese della Riviera, mid-hill (200/260m); vineyards cultivations with environment-friendly systems tand thinning of the grapes in July for 25% of the production.
Growing method:

  • spurred cordon with 4500 plants/ha
Produced from following grapes:

  • Groppello 65%, Rebo 20%, Marzemino 15%
Manufacturing:

  • The musts of these carefully selected grapes, both for quality and sugar content, after an initial phase in steel for the cold treatment of must (in order to facilitate the precipitation of impurities and residual dregs) are fermented in wooden barrels at controlled temperature, and subsequently they are placed in valuable casks made of oak and mulberry wood, where they rest for at least one yar, acquiring full-bodied taste, mellow softness, inebriating flavours.
  Organoleptic Test:
  • Colour: intensive red tending to purple; with aging it gets a pigeon blood-red colour, with purple shade
  • Aroma: distinctive fragrance of berries, with intriguing traces of bitter almond and pleasant mineral aspects
  • Taste: elegant, structured, definitely strong, even soft and round; in the right proportion tannic, with a mature tempering and a distant hint of peppers
  • Alcohol content: 12,5-13% vol.
Gastronomy:
  • Qualification: dry red, full-bodied, in the right proportion tannic
  • Suitable food: lasagne, ravioli with meat, stewed mushrooms, veal and pork roast, stewed and grilled venison, braised meat, gorgonzola, provolone and parmesan cheese (also grilled)
  • Serving temperature: 18-20°C
  • Serving way: open the bottle by time before serving or pour the wine into a crystal pitcher to help oxygenation. The size of the crystal pitcher facilities the development of soft, ripe and complex tannins
Annual production:

  • 120,000-150,000 bottles

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