Carlo Venturini and Alessandra Zantadeschi from Monte dall'Ora cover the entire spectrum of wine styles in Valpolicella. This also includes a simple table wine, a wine for every day, in short a classic Valpolicella. It does not usually have an easy standing in the region and is often regarded as the fifth wheel on the wagon. Which is why it is important that at least a few winegrowers take it seriously and show that it is also fun to drink the region's base.
Carlos and Alessandra's Valpolicella comes from selected limestone vineyards around Castelrotto and San Pietro di Cariano. Like all of their vineyards, it is cultivated biodynamically. Harvested at the end of September in 20-kilo crates, it is fermented spontaneously and then aged for a few months in cement and steel. Simple and light-hearted, the nose is reminiscent of ripe cherries, mint and violets. In the mouth it is fresh, lively, inviting, soft, clear, cool and precise and a wonderful invitation to get to know Valpolicella better.
Data sheet
Grape variety: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara
Vineyard: From various limestone-rich terraces around San Pietro in Cariano
Harvest: By hand
Fermentation: Spontaneous | wild yeasts
Ageing: Over a few months in steel and cement
Filtration: No
SO₂: < 25 mg
Alcohol content: 12 % vol
Closure: Natural cork
Drinking temperature: 15-17 °C
Perfect drinking maturity: From now - 2025
Content and price per litre: 0.75 l/(€21/l)
Maxime: All winegrowers listed on Vinonudo work with compost, organic fertiliser and natural preparations in their vineyards and do not use herbicides, pesticides or artificial fertilisers.
