
Prà Morandina Valpolicella Superiore DOC 2020
Regular price £46.95Rich, concentrated aromas of black, ripe fruit, candied peel, rose petals and sweet spice with a hint of tobacco leaf and menthol. The palate is complex with ripe plum, blackberry and black cherry, fine tannins and notes of black pepper. Elegant and long.
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Grape Variety: Corvina 35%, Corvinone 35%, Rondinella 25%
ABV: 14.5%
Food Match: Cumberland Sausage and mash or beef casserole
Twenty year old vines from their the Morandina vineyard near the Lessini mountains is at 450 metres altitude. Soils are limestone, calcareous and the site has a south-easterly exposure.It is a blend of Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella, plus a tiny bit of Oseleta, the vine shoots are cut allowing the grapes to dry for a month on the vine before harvesting. After fermentation the wine is aged for 18 months in barrel.