Secco-Bertani 2015 Original Vintage Edition, IGT Verona

The Secco-Bertani Vintage Edition pays homage to a memory of the past that can enrich the present. The project reproduces a Secco-Bertani wine according to the recipe, style and taste of old, returning to the original packaging of the 1930s. Produced with grapes from vineyards in the hills around the historic winery. 80% different varieties of Corvina, 10% Sangiovese Grosso, 5% Syrah and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.

The vines are vertical-trellised, with a planting density of 5000 plants/hectare. After long cold maceration on the skins, a slow fermentation is started with native yeasts from the Bertani winery. The wine is drawn off still slightly sweet to then go into the subsequent final slow fermentation in wood. The finished fermented dry wine is aged in in traditional Veronese medium-sized wooden barrels, from 750 to 5000 litres, of chestnut and cherry wood.

James Suckling scored this 91 points saying "Lovely aromas of freshly cut herbs, raspberry cheesecake, crushed stones and citrus. Medium body, fine and polished tannins and a fresh, mineral finish with cherry-compote flavors to close. 80 per cent corvina and 20 per cent cabernet. Drink now.”