Valpolicella Classico Superiore DOC 2018

    Giuseppe Quintarelli | Veneto
    Az. Agr. Quintarelli Giuseppe | Via Cerè, 1 | IT 37024 Negrar

    Valpolicella Classico Superiore DOC 2018
    105,00 €

    03282218 · 0,75 l · 140,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping< 24 units available
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    Ratings
    • Grape variety: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
    • Cultivation: close to nature
    • Maturation: 7 years slovenian oak barrel
    • Filtration: yes
    • Alcohol content: 15,00 % vol
    • Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
    • Storage potential: 2045+
    • Closure: natural cork
    • Total extract: 32,41 g/l
    • Total acidity: 5,61 g/l
    • Residual sugar: 1,75 g/l
    • Sulfite: 87 mg/l
    • pH value: 3,44
    • Allergens
      contains sulphites
    Character
    • Harmonious/soft and round
    Fits to
    • Dark meat
    • Grilled of any kind
    • Cheese well matured
    • Pizza/pasta/casseroles and others
    • Strong game dishes
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    "This is probably not ONE Valpolicella, but THE Valpolicella", wrote one critic about this wine – and hit the nail on the head. Giuseppe Quintarelli has created a monument from a DOC that was often dismissed as a light everyday wine. His method is radical: half of the grapes – corvina, Rondinella and Corvinone grapes from the vineyards in Negrar – in wooden crates for two months, as with Amarone. The other half is processed fresh. After the harvest, a three-day maceration with wild yeasts takes place, then the wine rests on the fine lees and undergoes a second fermentation. What follows is a patience that seems almost forgotten today: six years of ageing in large Slavonian oak barrels. Quintarelli only releases his wines when they are truly ready – never before.

    The 2018 has an intense ruby red colour with garnet hues and an unmistakable bouquet of black cherries preserved in alcohol, sour cherry jam, balsamic accents and dried flowers. On the palate, a velvety soft coating opens up with a savoury saltiness and that alcoholic warmth that Luigi Veronelli once described as "captivating". Ripe tannins, perfectly integrated, carry a structure of remarkable harmony. The exceptionally long finish combines fruit, flavour and an almost meditative elegance – a wine that touches both the palate and the spirit. SUPERIORE.DE

    "The 2018 Valpolicella Classico Superiore mesmerises the taster with a dark, seductive blend of dried roses, violets, crushed stone, cloves and blood oranges. It washes over the palate with a silky texture that is lifted and refined in the style of the vintage, while ripe wild berries swirl under a hint of sweet lavender. The word ethereal comes to mind as the 2018 tapers off with sweet tannins that provide a beautiful frame for fragrant inner flowers and a hint of blackberries that linger." Vinous

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