Le Salette
I Progni Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore DOC
- Origin
- Italy, Veneto
- Varietal
- Red
- Composition
- 70% Corvina and Corvinone, 30% Rondinella and Oseleta
- Soil
- Cretaceous with good skeleton, rich in minerality
- Fermentation
- 30 days in stainless steel vats
- Aging
- 18 months in 70% Slavonian and French oak casks and 30% Slavonian and French oak barriques followed by 4 months in bottle
- First vintage
- 1960
- Production
- 30,000 bottles
Tasting Notes
Deep ruby red.
Nose of ripe forest berries, leather, and tobacco.
Intense, round, and rich, balanced by notes of cinnamon, dark chocolate, dried cherries, and tobacco resin.
