Country: Italy, Veneto, Verona
Grapes: 40% Corvina, 25% Rondinella, 5% Sangiovese, 30% Corvinone

AWARDS
JAMES SUCKLING: 95/100 (14 times 90+)
ANNUARIO DEI MIGLIORI VINI ITALIANI, LUCA MARONI: 94/100
WINE ENTHUSIAST: 92/100 (9 TIMES 90+)
FALSTAFF: 91/100
WINE SPECTATOR (9 TIMES 90+ AND 6 TIMES TOP 100)
ROBERT PARKER (12 TIMES 90+)

Vinification: The wine is produced via the technique of double fermentation: most of the grapes are vinified at harvest, while the remaining part is left to partially dry (appassimento). In January the wine produced, blended with the crushed grapes, begins a second fermentation. It then ages in second-use French oak barriques for 15 months, in large barrels for 2 months and is fine-tuned for 7 months in the bottle

Tasting notes: This wine is elegant and well-balanced, with a good structure and aroma. Ruby red with purple hues, it offers light hints of raisins, and sophisticated notes of vanilla, black pepper, cloves and cinnamon. It has a long, velvety finish and soft tannins.

Food Pairing: Easily pairs with various Italian dishes, above all risottos, especially those flavoured with saffron, porcini mushrooms and pork; classic dishes such as pasta with Amatriciana and Carbonara sauces, baked lasagna, gnocchi with gorgonzola cheese and walnuts; grilled meats and roasts.

The vineyard surrounds Villa Della Torre, a splendid masterpiece of Renaissance architecture now owned by the family, and produces a full-bodied red wine that has an ageing potential of at least ten years. The blend is the historic combination of Corvina and Rondinella with the addition of a small quantity of Sangiovese.

Case Bottles: 6