VALPOLICELLA SUPERIORE

The Valpolicella Superiore of Angolo di Paradiso is the estate's most immediately accessible red wine — the wine that introduces the basalt, white Lessinia rock, and flint soils of the upper Val Squaranto in their most welcoming and most generously expressive form. It is produced from the classic combination of Corvina, Rondinella, and Molinara that defines the Valpolicella appellation, grown on the fully organic vineyards of the estate in the hills north of Verona, not far from the Regional Natural Park of Lessinia.

The Valpolicella Superiore designation requires a minimum ageing period that distinguishes it from the basic Valpolicella DOC — a period that the estate uses to develop the wine's structure and aromatic complexity while preserving the freshness and fruit vitality that the appellation's classic style demands. The vineyards are located in a unique area due to the particularity of the soil: from the ground emerge basalt rocks, Lessinia white rocks, and flint — determining an intense minerality of earth that distinguishes the wines of this estate from all others in the Valpolicella denomination.

Grapes are harvested strictly by hand from the last ten days of September to the end of October — a harvest window of genuine commitment that ensures each variety reaches the cellar at the precise moment of optimal phenological development. Fermentation lasts about two weeks in temperature-controlled steel wine vats, followed by refinement in steel tanks for about eighteen months, with six months of bottle ageing before release.

The wine is fine and delicate — qualities that reflect both the specific character of the Val Squaranto's mineral soils and the fully organic farming that the estate practices across its vineyards, olive trees, and cherry trees. It matches white meats and cheese perfectly — the estate's specific pairing recommendation, and one that reflects the wine's delicate, mineral-driven character.

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