Zenato Cresasso Corvina Veronese

Cresasso Corvina Veronese IGT bottle image

Wine Description

This zone in which the grapes are grown is distinguished by its particular type of soil which is full of small stones. From this soil type was born the name Cresasso. While the terrain is far from easy to cultivate, the native Corvina Veronese finds it an ideal zone to grow and reach optimal maturity. This wine is the product of many years of study and patience on the part of the Zenato family as they strive to produce a wine which encapsulates the uniqueness of the terroir from which it comes.

Zenato Winery
Nadia Zenato
Zenato Family
Zenato Vineyards
Zenato Wine Cellar
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Acclaim
The 2004 Cresasso (100% Corvina) is an intense wine loaded with dark fruit, spices and French oak. A rich, concentrated red, it possesses remarkable inner sweetness as suggestions of licorice, tar and smoke gradually emerge from the glass. Creasasso is made from a relatively young, densely-planted vineyard, and the wine is aged in medium-sized French oak barrels. 2004 is the first vintage for this wine, and judging by this effort, Zenato has yet another success on their hands.
— Wine Advocate, Oct 2008
Buying Guide - There's good concentration of peppery dried cherry and plum, with rich herb and raw chocolate. Full-bodied, with soft tannins and a long, thick, almost syrupy mouthfeel, but this leaves a crisp passion fruit and citrus aftertaste. Very concentrated, from just slightly dried Corvina grapes. A new wine from this producer.
— Wine Spectator, May 2008
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Verona IGT
Vineyard name
Valpolicella zone/The Costalunga vineyard
Vineyard size
15 acres
Soil composition
Limestone and morainic (glacial) deposits
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
990 feet
Vines/acre:
172
Yield/acre:
0.8 tons
Exposure:
Eastern/Western
Year vineyard planted:
1997
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
2004
Bottles produced of this wine:
13,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
25
Varietal composition:
100% Corvina
Fermentation container:
stainless steel tanks
Fermentation temperature:
72 °F
Size of aging container:
500 L
Length of aging before bottling:
18 months
Length of bottle aging:
6 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.6
Acidity:
5.8 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Dry extract:
45.2 g/L
Residual sugar:
5.2 g/L