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Vini Amarone e Recioto |
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Vini Valpolicella |
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Vino di Ripasso |
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Grappa e Olio |
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Vini Classici Veronesi |
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Linea Fabriseria |
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Capitel San Rocco Valpolicella DOC Superiore Ripasso
This red wine is made using an ancient winemaking technique called "ripasso". This consists in introducing a part of Valpolicella Classico, produced the preceding Autumn, onto Amarone wine marc after these have been decanted in March. The grapes used to produce this wine come from vineyards located on the moraine hills in the Classic Valpolicella zone
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Vineyard notes
| Soil | Moraine clay and limestone | 
 | | Vine density | 2500 vines/hectare | | Vineyard age | 20 years | | Cultivation | Trent small bower | | Pruning | 14-18 buds/plant | | Production | 9000 kg/hectare | | Grape varieties | 30% Corvina - 30% Corvinone - 30% Rondinella - 10%, Rossignola, Oseleta, Negrara, Dindarella. |
Winemaking technique
Grapes are harvested by hand at the beginning of October. They are then pressed and the stems are removed and the must is placed into small fermentation vats. Fermentation takes place at 25/28°C with steeping that lasts 14 days. The wine also performs malolactic fermentation at the end of steeping. It then rests in stainless steel tanks to favor spontaneous clarification. The partially clarified wine, in March, is poured over Amarone marc. By contact with these it performs another stage of slight alcoholic fermentation that lasts about 8/15 days. This increases the alcohol content and structure of the wine, improving longevity. It also develops new aromas that create an interesting and complex bouquet. Then the wine is left to age for approximately 1,5/2 years in oak barrels before it is bottled. During this aging the wine acquires a balanced structure, new aromatic contents and its coloring substances are stabilized. Once it is bottled it is refined in the cellars for 6 months before it is placed on the market.
Description of the Wine
| Color | Strong ruby redClear and transparent | | Bouquet | Ample and complex: notes of cherry, raspberry and red currant give freshness to the wine. | | Flavor | The wine is fruity, well-balanced and well-structured.Alcohol and acidity are in good harmony. The wine is warm and round. The after-taste confirms the character of the bouquet. This wine has a long-lasting and persistent flavor. |
Suited for aging (6-8 years).
Combinations: red meat, game and cheeses.
Serve at 16-18°C
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