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Oseleta

Rosso Veronese

Oseleta Classification: Rosso Veronese I.G.T.
Type of wine: dry red
First vintage produced: 2007
Production zone: the vineyard is on the Cordevigo Estate, at Cavaion Veronese, on the morainic hills of the hinterland of Lake Garda, in the vicinity of the historic Villa Cordevigo.



DESCRIPTION
Type of soil: clay mixed with pebbles, typical of the morainic hills deposited by the glaciers that formed the area around Lake Garda.
Grapes: 100% Oseleta, an indigenous Veronese grape variety with small bunches that are particularly suited to undergoing the appassimento (drying) technique. The name derives from the word “oselét” in the dialect of the Veneto, which means “little bird”, because this is a grape which, when ripe, is particularly tempting for the small wildfowl of the local countryside.
Training system: Guyot.
Harvest period: the second half of September.
Vinification: drying of the grapes for 40-50 days, followed by fermentation and maceration for 15-20 days.
Maturation: 18 months in wood (barriques + 7-hectolitre cherry wood casks) and 12 months in bottle.
Number of bottles produced: 800 magnums of 1.5 litres each.

TASTING NOTE
Colour: a deep purplish ruby, which takes on elegant garnet highlights with age.

Nose: it is reminiscent of macerated red fruits and bilberry jam, as well as emanating hints of white chocolate, flowers (violets and rose petals) and officinal herbs.

Flavour: the wine is warming, rounded and velvety, and caresses the palate. It echoes perfectly the sensations on the nose, reminding one of ripe red fruits (cherries, sour cherries and plums) and wild bilberry jam, as well as suggestions of pipe tobacco and walnuts. Its sweet spicy notes will undoubtedly become more evident as the wine ages.

Serving suggestions: it goes particularly well with game or very mature cheeses; it is also an excellent wine for enjoying on its own after dinner.

Note: thanks to its characteristics, it is a wine that has very good aging potential. Alcohol: 14,5%