MONTESANTOCCIO VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE DOC 2019

MONTESANTOCCIO VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE DOC 2019      

Organic Classic Veneto Red          

Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara (1/3 aged in barrique, 2/3 tank for 12 months)       

Monte Santoccio, Fumane, Verona, Italy

Sleek, like a cat slipping down an alleyway, or red curtains pulled together on a theatre stage. All the varieties of Valpolicella in a sing song harmony. Fermentation with maceration for 15 days in steel tanks, then ageing for 8 to 12 months in cement tanks. Ruby red, a beguiling nose full of roses and earth, combined with strong tones of fresh red fruit. On the palate it is fresh and savoury, mineral and fruity with pleasant notes of black cherry. A complete wine, miam.

Located in Fumane, Monte Santoccio, at just over 3 hectares, is the beating heart Valpolicella Classico appellation. The beating heart that carries the wine of so often a colour of the purest, most dive-in worthy kind of red. Nicola Ferrari, winemaker, was 26 years old when he started working for Giuseppe Quintarelli, one of the region’s most respected winemakers. While there, he learned how to do it. What’s it? Well, to make sure you are present. Present in the whole production process as a means to guarantee quality, especially by owning one’s own vineyards and vinifying one’s own grapes. But also, how to listen.