Valpolicella Classico Superiore
Acinatico Ripasso 2001 D.O.C.
Stefano Accordini
WINEMAKING:
Valpolicella Classico Superiore Acinatico Ripasso is a product deserving a particular attention, since it is obtained through a technique called "ripasso": the grapes are restrained on the marcs of Amarone, thus acquiring its same structure, bouquet and pleasantness.
This process makes this wine similar to the great international red wines.
Once Amarone is extracted from the grapes, Valpolicella is restrained on its virgin marcs for at least 15 days: in this period the wine completes its fermentation and reaches the level of alcohol, the structure, the ashes, all the tannic substances and the bouquet that are typical of a refined wine such as Amarone.

Vineyard is situated in the heart of classic Valpolicella in the hilly region of Negrar, from 200 to 250 m. a.s.l. South-east exposure with varied on alluvium soil.
Viticulture: Double pergola; average age of productive vines: 25 years. Plant density: 2900 vines pro hectare. Buds to fruiting cane: 17. Yield: 68hl/ha. Harvest: Manual harvest during the last week of September. Vinification: Crushing and de-stalking of the grapes; fermentation temperature25°-28°. Maceration time: 12 days. Hand pressing: three times a day. The wine is kept in stainless steel tanks till February, then it is restrained with the marcs of Amarone for 15 days at 15°C. Transfer into barrels by the end of May. Complete malolactic fermentation. Refined in new French oak barriques for 12 months. Refined in bottles for 6 months. Stabilization: Natural only with decanting, without filtering.
TASTING NOTES:
Colour: Intense ruby red.
Smell: Pleasant spicy bouquet with scent of vanilla.
Taste: Full-bodied, dry, strong, aromatic taste. Warm, soft, with dried fruit that reminds of Amarone. We suggest you to serve the wine in wide and rounded crystal glasses in order to appreciate the harmonious bouquet and at a temperature around 18-20°C. We recommend this wine with red meat, roasts and aged cheese.
TASTING CHART:
 intensity   delicate  powerful 
 dry or sweet   bone dry   dessert 
 body   light body   very full body 
 acidity   soft,gentle   very crisp 
 tannin   none   heavy tannins 
 oak   none   heavy oak 
 complexity   direct   very complex 

SPECIFICS:
Region: VENETO
Label: VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE ACINATICO RIPASSO
Winery: Stefano Accordini
Alcoholic vol.: 13%
Residual sugar: 5,00 g/l
Acids: 5,40 g/l (tartaric)
Grape varieties: Corvina Veronese 60%, Corvinone 15%, Rondinella 20%, Molinara 5%
Production: 10.000 bottles/year
Aging: 12 months in barriques and 6 months in bottle
Bottle: 750 ml bottle
Code: RBSA03 - 1 x 750 ml bottle
Packing: 6 bottle box - bordeaux bottle
Box size: 24x32x31 cm. (LxWxH)
Box weight : 9 Kg.
Pallet size: Europallet 120x80x185 cm. (LxWxH)
Box per pallet: 100 (10 boxes per layer, 10 layers)
Bottles per pallet: 600
Net/Gross weight: 900/915 Kg.
EAN/UPC available on request

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