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 Winery
Nadia Zenato
Zenato Family
Zenato Vineyards
Zenato Wine Cellar
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Acclaim
“Good Superiore. Polished and contemporary, without quite hitting the sour, red fruited notes of the better tradionalists. Shows dark fruit and reductive hints of violets and camphor, with well-managed grape tannins and oak. Quite drinkable.” — James Suckling, Apr 2024
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Vineyard & Production Info
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:
400,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
12-15
Varietal composition:
85% Corvina Veronese, 10% Rondinella, 5% Corvinone
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
Total SO2
137
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.5
Acidity:
5.5 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Dry extract:
32.2 g/L
Total SO2
137
Residual sugar:
4.8 g/L