Valpolicella DOC Classico Le Filagne, Le Bertarole

Grower: Giordano, Fabio and Marco Venturini

Age of Vines: 30 years old

Grapes: 70% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, 10% Corvinone

Village: Fumane in the Province of Verona

Region: Veneto

Soil: Sand and rock

Production Methods: Hand harvested at the end of October. Traditional methods throughout. 20 days maceration on the skins to extract maximum colour. Maturation in stainless steel tanks.

Special Features: One of the last valuable terroirs surrounded by a wall with vines exposed to the stone face. Grapes harvested using plot selection and each plot is vinified and bottled separately. Each bottle is numbered. Cellar at 12 meters underground to maximise the use of gravity.

Country: Italy