Vigna del Conte

Valcalepio DOC Rosso Riserva

This “single vineyard” Valcalepio Rosso Riserva is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon selected grapes, and it is made only in the best vintages. It has a deep garnet colour and a concentrated nose of cassis, blueberry and candied cherry that mingle with hints of chocolate, cloves, nutmeg, vanilla and herbs. Combining power and finesse from ripe fruit and oak ageing, the palate offers ample acidity with spicy berry flavours and a mature finish. It will continue to improve given proper cellaring.
Grape Variety : 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot.
Vineyard : the grapes for this wine are sourced from a single vineyard, “La Vigna del Conte” wich is located in the village of Torre de Roveri in the north-east part of the Bergamo hills, at 280 m a.s.l. The vineyard was designed to obtain top quality grapes, maximising tannin and flavour ripeness: the exposition is south, south-east, the soil is clayey and chalky, the vines are Guyot trained at a density of 6.600 vines per hectare.
Vinification : the carefully selected hand harvested grapes are crushed, de-stemmed and pumped to stainless steel tanks. The juice is left in contact with the skins for 20 days in order to extract colour, tannins and the aromatic compounds. At this stage fermentation takes place at controlled temperature. The two varieties, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, are vinified separately, as soon as the fermentation is finished the blend is made. Then the wine is aged in French oak tonneaux (5 hl) for 3 years prior to bottling and remains 3 months in bottle before release.
Alcohol : 13% Vol.
Closure : cork
Bottle Size : 0,75l.