First year of production: 1995
Vineyard: Corvina and Corvinone 85%, Rondinella 10% and Barbera 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 in guyot and 4500 in pergola
Harvest: September 3 to October 5.
Yield per plant: 2 kg.
Climate trend: The 2022 vintage was characterised by an important drought even in winter, confirming a trend that began in 2017. Winter and first spring completely without rain. Some rainfall in May, but since the end of June the rains have been almost completely absent and fortunately the summer has passed without further adverse episodes. A dry harvest, which guaranteed great quality grapes, even if the quantities were particularly low, both due to the lack of water and the damage caused by hail in previous years. Even the months of October and November were exceptionally without rain, which appeared at the end of December and the beginning of January, without however being able to compensate in the slightest for the annual average of rainfall. An excellent year for the wine, a worrying year for the climatic conditions.
Winemaking technique: The Valpolicella Superiore is RIPASSED on the not completely pressed skins of the Amarone. Maceration of skins and must for 12-15 days at a natural, uncontrolled temperature. Periodic pumping over. Racking. Malolactic fermentation. Transfer to 350 lt, 500 lt, 3500 lt and 5000 lt French oak barrels. Maturation period 12 months. A “Ripasso” without “Appassimento”.
Alcohol: 13.60% vol
Total acidity: 6.00 gr/l
PH: 3.39
Sugary residue: 2.90 g/l
Notes: Ruby red. Stylish to the nose with notes of red fruits and spices
and a fine aroma of wood. Body, balanced between tannins and acidity.External Analysis from Dubernet Laboratoires “Valpolicella Supeirore Ripasso 2017”: Download
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.
