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Bright ruby in colour with perfumes characteristic of top quality Corvina - bitter cherries and a twist of raspberry. On the palate it has bright, lively fruit with good intensity of ripe, summer berries offset by a hint of liquorice from the Syrah. Long and elegant on the finish. La Grola was bought by Allegrini in 1979. It is situated at 310m above sea level. The vineyard covers 30 hectares of southeast facing, welldrained calcareous, stony soils with vines planted from 1979-1992. The vines are double guyot trained with 4200 vines-ha and an average age of 22 years. Yields are 56 hl-ha. The grapes were hand-picked in the first two weeks of October. As the vines are double guyot trained (rather than the traditional Pergola), there was no need for the ripasso technique to be used. The grapes were de-stemmed and crushed, after which fermentation took place between at 20-28°C. Maceration lasted for 9 days during which pumping over took place daily. Malolactic fermentation took place in December. The wine was then racked into oak where it matured for 16 months before spending a further 2 months in tank before bottling. The wine was then matured in bottle for 11 months before release. Grape varieties: 80% Corvina Veronese, 20% Syrah. Silver Medal - 2008 International Wine Challenge.
Price: £19.99
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