Sensory Features: Brigaldara Valpolicella is a juicy red wine with vibrant aromas of red fruit and violet notes. The palate is balanced, clean and well structured. A refreshing and easy to drink wine with floral flavours and lovely harmonious acidity.
Grape variety:Corvina 55%, Corvinone 25%, Rondinella 20%
Vineyard: Marcellise, Brigaldara (150-250m /a.s.l.)
Harvest:The grapes are hand-harvested during the second half of September
Winemaking: The grapes are selected in the vineyard and placed in 200kg-crates. During fermentation, the wine is always in contact with the grape skins. It is pumped over twice a day with adelestagehalf way through fermentation, favouring colour extraction. During fermentation temperature is kept between 22°-24° to preserve its fresh and delicate aromas.
Ageing:6 months in steel
Best Served: Aperitif, white meats and pasta
Brigaldara Valpolicella, a red wine made fromCorvina, Corvinone and Rondinellagrapes planted in 1970 and 1980 at an altitude of 450 metres. They are cultivated using environmentally-friendly agriculture and the harvest is carried out manually when the grapes reach optimum ripeness. The grapes are selected in the vineyard, packed in 200 kg boxes and transported directly to the winery. Once the grapes are destemmed and pressed, fermentation begins at a constant temperature, always in contact with the grape skins, with daily pumping over. The wine then ages in stainless steel tanks for 6 months.
Unlike the typical robust wines of theDOC Valpolicella, Brigaldara Valpolicellais an elegant, well-structured wine that stands out for the fruit flavours that emanate from this lovely, remote estate.
