Azienda Agricola MonteZovo, Valpolicella Superiore, DOC, Verona, Italy, 2020

Producer Profile

Montezovo wines are produced entirely with grapes from family-owned vines spread over the main Verona appellations: Valpolicella, Garda, Lugana and Lessini.

Each wine is the result of conscious choices made in the vineyard, where the interaction between grape, soil, climate and location is all carefully considered. Many of Montezovo’s vineyards lie at unusually high altitude for the region, with most around 550 metres above sea level and some reaching beyond 900 metres. These elevated sites bring cooler temperatures and greater diurnal range, encouraging slower ripening, fresher acidity and greater aromatic precision in the fruit. The fruits of this incredible terroir are most eloquently expressed in Montezovo’s flagship wine, Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG.

Viticulture

The vines, located in Tregnago at 350 to 560 metres where the average age is 10 years, situated on a sunny North-South and East-West exposure on calcareous marl and trained in a Guyot style. Certified according to the "biodiversity friendly" criteria. The harvest usually begins at the end of September. The grapes are selected and hand -picked

Winemaking

After destemming and pressing, the fermentation takes place in inert stainless steel for around 15 days. The temperature raises to 20-24 degrees C. After fermentation the wine is run off the skins, gently pressed and left to rest in inert vessels for a few months before bottling.

Tasting Note

Intense red with garnet highlights. Aromas of ripe fruits, cherries, plums, blackcurrant. On the palate are geranium and violet as well as spices such as vanilla and cinnamon. Smooth, balanced and full bodied.

Food matching

A wine which could be paired with all the Mediterranean recipes.