Description
The phrase “The fullest expression of typicity” conveys the concept of fi delity to tradition. The label bears the image of a grape leaf whose veins are replaced by the lines of a fingerprint, to underscore the importance of the hand of man and of the interaction of man and nature in the fashioning of this wine. The name Mattonara is a tribute to the sandstone quarry in which the winery lies, which was used at one time for the bricks used in building churches and villas.
Color
Intense ruby red with garnet highlights, glycerine-rich weightiness
Grape Varieties
| Grape |
% |
|
Corvina
|
40
|
|
Corvinone
|
30
|
|
Rondinella
|
15
|
|
Oseleta
|
10
|
|
Croatina
|
5
|
Aroma
Notes of ripe cherry, morello cherry, semi-dried plum, balsam and spice
Taste
Enters with impressive, appealing complexity. Rich, long-lingering, and superbly-balanced, with impressions of cherry marmalade, dried plum, and chestnut blossom; as it ages, it lengthens further developing delicate hints of pepper, black licorice, and cocoa powder
Cellaring Potential
10-15+ yrs
Food Matching
excellent with aged cheeses such as Parmigiano Reggiano or Grana Padano; it is a fine partner to grilled, roasted, or boiled meats. Superb sipped on its own, as well as with chocolate and enjoyed along with a pipe or fine cigar
Vinification
Vinification and maturation: Three-month semi-drying of the grapes, with no use of de-humidifiers, followed by pressing in January. Vinified in strict accord with traditional methods, it ferments on the skins in concrete vats for at least 2 months, at natural temperatures and with ambient yeasts.
Aging
After an initial racking it rests some 9 years in Slavonian oak casks and large ovals, and is bottled in its tenth year. This lengthy ageing favours further reduction of its residual sugars. It receives an additional year of bottle-ageing