Structure

Bodyfull
Tanninfirm
Acidityhigh
Sweetnessdry
Finishlong
Oakoak aged

Drinking window

Best 3 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs15 yrs17 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

Full-bodiedFirm tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

What it pairs with

  • Grilled lamb
    The wine's twenty months in wood give the grip a charred chop needs.
  • Duck breast with cherries
    The partly dried fruit component meets the sweetness of the cherry sauce.
  • Mature Asiago
    Firm tannin and high acidity suit a hard alpine paste.

History

Roccolo Grassi at Mezzane di Sotto makes its Superiore from about seventy percent fresh fruit and thirty percent grapes lightly dried for around twenty days, the proportions and the drying time changing each year, so that the skin to pulp ratio shifts without losing the freshness of the fruit.

Facts

Producer
Roccolo Grassi · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
Classification
Valpolicella Superiore DOC
Oak
Twenty months in wood before assembly and bottling
Price
€22-32 at retail
Drinking window
3-15 from vintage

Frequently asked about Roccolo Grassi Valpolicella Superiore

How is Roccolo Grassi Valpolicella Superiore made?

From about seventy percent fresh grapes and thirty percent grapes lightly dried for around twenty days, with both the quantity dried and the number of days varying by vintage. The light dehydration changes the skin to pulp ratio, which the estate says keeps the fruit fresh but more concentrated.

How long is Roccolo Grassi Valpolicella Superiore aged?

Twenty months in wood, followed by assembly and bottling. The estate says bottle age will further improve its character.

Is Roccolo Grassi Valpolicella Superiore a Classico wine?

No. Roccolo Grassi is at Mezzane di Sotto, outside the five comuni of the Valpolicella Classica zone, so its wines carry the Valpolicella DOC without the Classico mention.

Tags

corvina corvinone dry firm tannin full body high acid medium term mood elegant mood savoury occasion cellar occasion dinner party occasion special old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with poultry pairs with red meat price trade up rondinella still red

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