Structure

Bodymedium
Tanninlow
Acidityhigh
Sweetnessdry
Finishmedium
Oaknone or neutral

Drinking window

Best 2 to 8 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs8 yrs10 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-bodiedLow tanninHigh acidityDryMedium finish

Aroma: fruit, prevailing spice

Palate: sapid red fruit, light-footed texture

Luminous ruby, elegant and aromatically complex for its level, with fruit and prevailing spice notes, sapid and light-footed with extraordinary drinkability.

What it pairs with

  • Gnocchi with tomato and ricotta
    The wine is built for everyday food and the acidity carries the tomato.
  • Grilled radicchio with speck
    Spice notes meet the smoke while acidity handles the bitterness.
  • Soft cow's milk cheese
    Low tannin and lifted acid suit a fresh paste.

History

Marco Speri founded Secondo Marco at Fumane after leaving the family firm, working vineyards on clay and limestone at 170 metres at the foot of the Fumane valley, trained on a Y-shaped pergoletta and fermented spontaneously in truncated-cone steel tanks.

Facts

Producer
Secondo Marco · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvina (50%), Corvinone (40%), Rondinella (5%), Molinara (5%)
Classification
Valpolicella Classico DOC
Oak
Twelve months in 50hl concrete vats, six months in 50hl Slavonian oak, nine months in bottle
ABV
13.0%
Price
€14-20 at retail
Drinking window
2-8 from vintage

Frequently asked about Secondo Marco Valpolicella Classico

What grapes are in Secondo Marco Valpolicella Classico?

Corvina 50 percent, Corvinone 40 percent, Rondinella 5 percent and Molinara 5 percent, from vineyards at 170 metres at the foot of the Fumane valley on clay and limestone soil.

What does Secondo Marco Valpolicella Classico taste like?

The estate describes an elegant wine with good aromatic complexity, luminous ruby in colour, marked by fruit scents and prevailing spice notes, sapid and light-footed with an extraordinary drinkability.

How long is Secondo Marco Valpolicella Classico aged?

Twelve months in 50 hectolitre concrete vats, then six months in 50 hectolitre Slavonian oak casks, then a further nine months in bottle.

Tags

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