Ca’della Scala - Valpolicella Ripasso DOC 13.5% 75cl

Ca’della Scala - Valpolicella Ripasso DOC 13.5% 75cl

Winery: Italo Cescon

Grape Variety: Corvina, Rondinella, Corvinone

Region: Veneto, Italy

Classification: DOC

Alcohol Content: 13.5%

Food Pairing: gam birds, roasted or grilled meat, and semi aged
cheese. Venetian tradition: "tastasal"

Description:

 Production zone: Valpolicella in Negrar, Fumane, San Pietro in
Cariano and Marano districts. Mixed texture and chalky soil

Harvest: third week of September, hand-picked grapes

Yield: 70 liters for each 100 kilograms of grapes

Vinification: crushing and destemming come first
fermentation at controlled temperature of 22/28° C with 10 days
maceration on lees. The second fermentation is on Amarone’s
marcs, then complete malolactic one occurs

Ageing: 9 months in Slavonia oak casks, 3 months in new
tonneaux
Refining: 3 months in bottle