Zenato Valpolicella Superiore

Zenato Valpolicella Superiore

Wine Description

Although the Superiore designation requires that the grapes that go into this wine are harvested at a slightly higher sugar level than standard Valpolicella—thus producing a wine of potential higher alcohol—this Valpolicella is a soft, supple example of this classic wine.  Made predominately from Corvina, this wine displays the ripe black cherry flavors for which the grape is known.

Zenato Family
Zenato Winery & Vineyard
Costalunga Vineyard
Zenato Grapes
Zenato Barrels
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Acclaim
“Plush and fruit forward, the nose on this is loaded with plum, black-cherry and black-tea aromas. The wine is well balanced between the rich fruit flavors and the more subtle dried herbs and cocoa powder, all balanced by a bright pop of acidity on the finish.”
— Wine Enthusiast, Dec 2022
“Vibrant nose with spiced cherries, plums, dried herbs, cloves and some bark. It’s medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins and juicy cherries. Fruity and caressing mouth-feel, before a medium finish.”
— James Suckling, Aug 2022
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Valpolicella DOC
Soil composition
Silty-Loam
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
825-990 feet
Vines/acre:
2,000
Yield/acre:
3.6 tons
Exposure:
Southeastern
Harvest time:
October
Bottles produced of this wine:
350,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
12-15
Varietal composition:
80% Corvina, 10% Rondinella, 10% Oseleta
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
12-15 days
Fermentation temperature:
77-79 °F
Maceration technique:
Racking
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
50 HL
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
12 months
Age of Aging Container:
Five years
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.6
Acidity:
5.7 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Dry extract:
35.7 g/L
Residual sugar:
5.1 g/L