First year of production: 2006
Vineyard: Corvina 45%, Corvinone 50%, Rondinella 5%, Oseleta 5%
Geographical Location: Veneto – Italy Northeast of Verona, in the hill that divides Montorio from the Valle d’Illasi
Extension: 20 hectares of Guyot and 5 hectares of Traditional Pergola Veronese
Plant date: 1995 to 2022
Composition of the soil: Limestone with prevalence of iron red clay in the vineyards The Perlar and Palazzina, medium tufa clay dough in the Mount of the Dragon
Strains per hectare: 6000 on guyot and 4500 on pergola veronese
Harvest: September 1 to October 5
Yield per plant: 1 kg.
Climate trend: Winter was regular with a few days of good frost, temperatures below zero are useful for the balance of the agricultural process. The sunny spring with moderate temperatures favoured a perfect development of buds and plants, arrived in summer in full health. The hot summer, but not too dry, gave us hope, because until the end of the season it was a perfect Vintage. On August 23, however, a particularly violent meteorological event, which brought strong winds and hail more or less through all the Verona area, definitely affected the quality of the grapes. In Musella the conditions after the storm remained good, the plants completed the ripening of the grapes and the final result was more than satisfactory.
Winemaking technique: The healthiest and ripest bunches of grapes harvested undergo a particular drying process (Appassimento) which takes place, on plateaux, in naturally well- ventilated rooms. The grapes lose at least 40% of their original weight, concentrating sugars, aromatic compounds and noble tannins. In January the grapes are gently pressed and fermentation begins at the low winter ripening temperature (13-17 C). Transfer for 24 months in 3500 and 5000 lt oak barrels of various origins and compositions, then aged for 12 months in concrete tanks.
Alcohol: 15.80 % vol
Total acidity: 6.30 gr/l
PH: 3.44
Sugary residue: 4.80 gr/l
Dry extract: 38.70 g/l
Musella’s Wines
Our wines follow an ambitious project, not only because biodynamic, but because we believe that now is the time for the Valpolicella to further exploit its territorial potential, free from market constraints in order to better express all their innate class in purity and taste.
The elegance inherent in traditional varieties is thus considered by us the conceptual center of our wines, the true revelation of a rich and unique nuances and complexities territory, often enhanced with the right depth in the most commercial wines, thus confusing the public perception .
Cherry bark and spice blend in the typical pleasure of Valpolicella wines and find in Musella a sincere interpretation balance, which goes straight to the heart.
