Enoteca Sileno – Wine Portfolio
VALPOLICELLA RIPASSO DOC SUPERIORE ‘SAN ROCCO’
This red wine is made using an ancient winemaking technique called ripasso, where a portion of the wine ages on the Amarone wine marc after it has been decanted in March. The wine is fruity, well-balanced and wellstructured. Alcohol and acidity are in good harmony and the wine is warm and round with a long-lasting and persistent flavour.
AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA DOCG
Amarone is famously one of the most labour-intensive wines to produce in the world. This wine is made from grapes harvested in the Mezzane and Tregnano hills of the Valpolicella zone. Grapes are harvested by hand and placed on wooden trays for drying. The drying takes place for about four months at controlled humidity and temperature, and the grape bunches lose about 30% of their weight. The wine ages in Slavonian oak barrels for three years before bottling, and then cellared for a further six months prior to release.
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