Domini Veneti Valpolicella Superiore Verjago 2017

Drink now through to 2030. No need to decant before serving.

This charming Valpolicella Superiore hails from Cantina Valpolicella Negrar which was founded by seven local producers in 1933. The Cantina has played a pivotal role in the local wine scene over the years, with the first ever Amarone bottled here in 1939. These days the cooperative has more than 200 members and specialises in characterful, authentic wines made using modern techniques and cutting-edge technology.

Domini Veneti is the label reserved for their very best wines like this elegant Valpolicella. The indigenous varieties are grown on the best hilly plots and the grapes are hand-harvested to optimise quality. Once in the winery the grapes are then left to dry out for 40 days prior to vinification. The young wine is then aged in the traditional way in large 50 hectolitre Slavonian oak casks for around 24 months followed by 6 months of ageing in the bottle.

This creates a graceful and complex Valpolicella Superiore with a generous full body, firm, well-developed tannins and intense notes of red cherry, dried fruit, dark chocolate and warming spice from the oak ageing. A great wine to hold in the cellar for a few more years or enjoy now with venison, roast beef or hearty red meat ragus served with fresh pasta.