Structure

Bodymedium
Tanninmedium
Acidityhigh
Sweetnessdry
Finishlong
Oaklarge or old casks

Drinking window

Best 2 to 10 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs10 yrs12 yrs

Critic scores

No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.

In the glass

Medium-bodiedMedium tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: raspberry, plum, marasca, vanilla, clove

Palate: sapid warmth, enveloping tannin

Ruby red, with an intense and complex nose opening on small red fruits, notably raspberry, plum and marasca, that evolves into spiced notes, sweet vanilla and intense clove, then fresh and sapid with a fine tannin that wraps the palate in softness and warmth.

What it pairs with

  • Pasta with meat sauce
    The estate names tasty first courses with meat sauces.
  • Roast meat
    Antolini recommends carne arrosto for this wine.
  • Aged cheese
    The producer lists formaggi stagionati alongside game.

History

Persegà is a 1.2 hectare vineyard at 250 metres in Marano on clay and limestone. No selection is set aside for Amarone here: all the fruit goes to Valpolicella Superiore, vinified fresh with no drying, fermented seven to ten days in temperature-controlled steel and aged twelve months in old oak. Six to seven thousand bottles a year.

Facts

Producer
Antolini · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
Classification
Valpolicella Classico Superiore DOC
Oak
Twelve months in old oak casks, vinified from fresh grapes with no appassimento
Price
€18-26 at retail
Drinking window
2-10 from vintage

Frequently asked about Antolini Persegà Valpolicella Classico Superiore

Are the grapes for Antolini Persegà dried?

No. The estate says no selection is made in this vineyard for Amarone, so all the fruit goes to Valpolicella Superiore and is vinified fresh with no appassimento.

What does Persegà taste like?

Antolini reports a ruby red colour and an intense, complex nose that opens on small red fruits including raspberry, plum and marasca before evolving into spiced notes, sweet vanilla and intense clove. It is fresh and sapid with a fine tannin that wraps the palate in softness and warmth.

How big is the Persegà vineyard?

1.2 hectares at 250 metres in the comune of Marano, on clay and limestone soil, producing six to seven thousand bottles a year.

Tags

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