The Cantina di Negrar brand is the soul of Cantina Valpolicella Negrar and pays homage to the philosophy of cooperative production while also recalling the territory’s historical vestiges: the effigy of St. Mark’s Lion standing tall on a column in the centre of Negrar is testimony of the Venetian Republic’s domination in the sixteenth century. The Cantina di Negrar wines are rooted in the wine-making tradition of Valpolicella and the Veronese wine-growing areas, with a modern reinterpretation to guarantee the best price/quality ratio.
The catchy and interesting label of this Appassimento depicts Ulysses’ 10-year journey home from Troye to Ithaca. Every facet of his journey captivates the sense of discovery, self-discovery, and world discovery Ulysses experiences in those enchanted 10 years.
The wine is still dry, but juicy and easy drinking, with a Cherry Pie character, and made with the “appassimento” method, where grapes are dried for 60 days and aged in new oak for 4 month after the pressing.
VARIETALS 50% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, 20% Rondinella
VINTAGE 2021
TECHNICAL DATA Alcohol 14%Residual sugar 12.5 g/lTotal acidity 5.4 g/l
APPEARANCE Deep ruby red in the glass.
NOSE Uplifting aromas of sweet spice, red cherry, fig, vanilla and earthy aromas.
PALATE Rich in texture, deep and plummy with red cherry and violet notes that are perfectly rounding the palate.The wine is still dry, but juicy and easy drinking, with a Cherry Pie character.
AGEING Grapes are dried for 60 days (a process called “appassimento”) and aged in new oak for 4 month after the pressing.
PAIRING Enjoy with rich red meat dishes, such as aged beef and venison, but also savory meat dishes as duck and pastas.
Very good with Asian and Chinese food and aged cheese as well.
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