Valpolicella Superiore DOC “Le Mattoline” 2018 – MAGNUM

Le Mattoline is produced by Gini from the Tenuta Scajari estate on the hills of Campiano in the municipality of Cazzano di Tramigna, in eastern Valpolicella, at 400 to 600 metres above sea level. Soils are clay-calcareous with volcanic lapilli and outcroppings of red shale, farmed under EU-certified organic methods. The grapes are hand-harvested in late September and a portion is dried for three to four weeks before open-vat fermentation with indigenous yeasts and three to four days of maceration with punching down and pumping over. The wine ages for approximately two years in 25-hectolitre French oak casks, followed by one year in stainless steel, and a minimum of six months in bottle before release unfiltered. The 2018 is bottled in magnum format in a wooden box and shows the structural depth and mineral complexity typical of this high-altitude site.