2020 Societa Agricola il Sasso Il Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Veneto, Italy
2020 Societa Agricola il Sasso Il Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Veneto, Italy

2020 Societa Agricola il Sasso Il Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Veneto, Italy

$43.00

Hand-harvested…coferment of all the varieties…this wine uses the best –
perfectly ripened – grapes of the vineyard that ripen later from the
terraces with east facing expositions. Partial destemming and whole
cluster fermentations. When completely dry, we let the must macerate
for a month. No passito is added, as is custom in area, for easy muscle.
Soft pressing and aging for at least 12 months in the cement diamonds.
No filtration.


What results is the telltale Il Sasso tenison, combined here with
undulating layers of cherry and bitter cherry pit, including the punchy
floral-acidic Marsca and the darkly colored sweet-and-sour Amarena.
Vibrant and medium-bodied; a good match for those first days of autumn
when you reach for a light sweater. With a few years in bottle, the wine
continues to become more complex without losing precision. For lovers of
slightly aged red wines (say 2 - 5 years), it’s a must try.

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