Pieropan
Valpolicella Superiore Ruberpan 2023
| Denomination | DOC Valpolicella Superiore |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Veneto (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 60% Corvina, Corvinone, Croatina, Rondinella |
| Aging | Matured for 18–24 months in wood (500 l barrels and 2,500 l casks), followed by several months of bottle ageing. |
- Identity: Ruberpan Valpolicella Superiore DOC 2023, organic red wine, 0.75 litre bottle
- Aroma: notes of black cherry and blackberry jam, cocoa and toasted spices, balsamic finish
- Taste: freshness and savouriness, delicate and silky tannins, intense and persistent sip
- Production: 12-day fermentation at 23–24 °C in steel, with pumping over and punching down
- Ageing: 18–24 months in French oak, unfiltered, 14% vol; serving temperature 14–16 °C
Description
What kind of wine it is
Ruberpán Selezione Vigna Garzon by Pieropan is an organic red wine that embodies the essence of Valpolicella Superiore. This blend of native grapes, including Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, Rondinella and Croatina Veronese, offers a fresh and savoury sip, supported by a delicate tannic structure. The bouquet reveals intense aromas of black cherry, small red fruits and blackberry jam, enriched with cocoa, toasted spices and vanilla, with a balsamic finish. The absence of filtration preserves its structural integrity and long-lasting flavour, making it ideal for pairing with grilled meats and mature cheeses.
Where it comes from
The grapes are grown on Monte Garzon in Cellore d’Illasi, Veneto. The vineyards, managed with certified organic viticulture and Guyot training, benefit from a southern exposure and an altitude between three hundred and five hundred metres. The vines sink their roots into a soil of pink limestone, clay and gypsum, a geological matrix that gives the wine great freshness and savouriness. The low yields favour the concentration of aromas, ensuring a precise aromatic definition that faithfully reflects the identity of this prized hilly area.
How it is produced
The grapes are hand-harvested in October. After crushing and destemming, fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature, accompanied by a twelve-day skin maceration. Daily pumping over and punching down ensure a balanced extraction of tannins and colour. To preserve the purity of the fruit, malolactic fermentation is not carried out and the wine is not filtered. Maturation continues in French oak barrels for a period of eighteen to twenty-four months. A further refinement in bottle completes the process, elegantly harmonising the structural components.
History and Curiosities
The Ruberpan 2023 by Pieropan, Vigna Garzon Selection, is a refined organic Valpolicella Superiore DOC that embodies the essence of Cellore d’Illasi. The hand-picked grapes give rise to a pure wine whose integrity is preserved by the strict choice of not filtering the product. This care, combined with a slow maturation of 18-24 months in French oak tonneaux, ensures a wholesome and enveloping sip.
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1880
- Oenologist: Dario Pieropan
- Bottles produced: 700.000
- Hectares: 80
Leonildo's idea was simple but at the same time revolutionary: to enhance the individual vineyards and give the wines an identity based on the relationship between variety, soil, climate and human work. The strong link with the territory leads Leonildo to make important choices also for the agronomic management of the vineyard, eliminating chemical weeding in 2002 and starting to convert all production to organic in 2008. In 2008, with other friends, he founded ''FIVI'', the Italian Federation of Independent Winegrowers.
The Valpolicella adventure arrives in the early 2000s, with the acquisition of the Monte Garzon Vineyard and Villa Cipolla in Tregnago, recently renovated and used as a Wine RelaiIs. In a few years Leonildo became the best interpreter of Soave and a point of reference for the national and international markets.
The fourth generation, represented by his sons Andrea and Dario both graduates in agriculture and enology, after the painful loss of their father in 2018, continue the family tradition in the vineyards near Soave with the same love and passion of their forefathers. Read more
| Name | Pieropan Valpolicella Superiore Ruberpan 2023 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red organic still |
| Denomination | Valpolicella DOC |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 60% Corvina, Corvinone, Croatina, Rondinella |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Vendor | Pieropan |
| Story | History and Curiosities The Ruberpan 2023 by Pieropan, Vigna Garzon Selection, is a refined organic Valpolicella Superiore DOC that embodies the essence of Cellore d’Illasi. The hand-picked grapes give rise to a pure wine whose integrity is preserved by the strict choice of not filtering the product. This care, combined with a slow maturation of 18-24 months in French oak tonneaux, ensures a wholesome and enveloping sip. |
| Origin | Val d’Illasi, colline di Cellore d’Illasi (Monte Garzon), Valpolicella (Verona), Veneto |
| Climate | Altitude: 350-500 m a.s.l. Exposure: South. |
| Soil composition | Clayey and calcareous |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 5800 |
| Yield per hectare | 40–50 hl/ha |
| Harvest | First and second ten days of October |
| Fermentation temperature | 23–24 °C |
| Fermentation | 12 days |
| Production technique | Crushing and destemming of the grapes; maceration and fermentation with daily pumping over and punching down; no filtration |
| Wine making | Crushing and destemming of the grapes; maceration and fermentation in stainless steel tanks at 23–24 °C for 12 days with daily pump-overs and punch-downs; unfiltered wine; malolactic fermentation not always carried out. |
| Aging | Matured for 18–24 months in wood (500 l barrels and 2,500 l casks), followed by several months of bottle ageing. |
| Total acidity | 5.85 gr/L |
| PH | 3.36 |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |