APPEARANCE: Rich ruby tending to orange with additional aging. BOUQUET: Generous, emphatic bouquet that features rich fruit aromas, including dark cherry and blackberry, with a smooth touch of vanilla. PALATE: Elegant and beautiful balance of silky tannins and a very lengthy finish.

The vineyards are located in the Valpolicella DOC zone, near the villages of Val di Mezzane, Illasi and Cazzano di Tramigna. The vines are planted in calcareous soils at elevations of 150-200 meters.

Technical notes

ALCOHOL: 13.5%

Food pairing

Grilled red meats and wild game.

Producer

Established in 1898, Cantina di Soave is a premier cooperative winery in Italy. The founding group of vine growers and wine producers joined forces to improve production quality and standards to bring unsurpassed value to consumers. The winery was organized to implement stringent vineyard management, winemaking, marketing and sales across the board to ensure that each member-grower obtains optimal results. Today over 2,200 farmers are members of the cooperative and more than 8,600 acres are under vine, 70% of which are within the DOC and DOCG zones. From its six wineries located throughout the Soave zone, Cantina di Soave makes a variety of award-winning indigenous wines from the region of Veneto including Soave, Valpolicella Ripasso, and Amarone.