In October 2020 Ca' della Scala Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore DOC won the silver medal at the prestigious Decanter World Wine Award, the  the largest and most influential wine competition in the world judged by the top wine experts.

Grape variety: 40% Corvina, 30% Rondinella, 30% Corvinone

Production zone: Valpolicella in Negrar, Fumane, San Pietro in Cariano and Marano districts. Mixed texture and chalky soil  

Harvest: third week of September, hand-picked grapes 

Yield: 70 liters for each 100 kilograms of grapes  

Vinification: crushing and destemming come first fermentation at controlled temperature of 22/28° C with 10 days maceration on lees. The second fermentation is on Amarone’s marcs, then complete malolactic one occurs 

Ageing: 9 months in Slavonia oak casks, 3 months in new tonneaux. Refining: 3 months in bottle  

Tasting notes: intense ruby red, the nose is pleasantly fruity and a bit spicy; the taste is brawny and soft, with a lush and long end

Food pairing: gam birds, roasted or grilled meat, and semi aged cheese. Venetian tradition: "tastasal"  Music: Miles Davis, album "Kind of Blue"  

Serving temperature: ideal 20° C in balloon stem glasses. Please, lead at temperature slowly  

Aging potential: 4/5 years.

Please, open the bottle 1 hour before serving it and, if necessary, decant the wine before tasting it   

Analytic data:  Alcoholic content 13,50% vol.  Total acidity 5,50 g/l  Total solids 27 - 29 g/l