Sergio Zenato Riserva
⏳ Drinking Window
2015 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-braised beef short ribs, roasted wild game such as venison or wild boar, and mature, sharp cheeses like Parmigiano-Reggiano.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted only in outstanding vintages, the Sergio Zenato Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva stands as a monument to the visionary founder who helped redefine the Veneto wine landscape in the 1960s. Sourced from the oldest, low-yielding vines of the Costalunga estate in Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella, this wine is a traditional blend dominated by Corvina, alongside Rondinella, Oseleta, and Croatina. The grapes undergo the ancient appassimento process, drying in dedicated lofts for three to four months to concentrate sugars, acids, and phenolics. Following a slow, cool fermentation, the wine is aged for at least four years in large Slavonian oak casks, resulting in an incredibly complex, velvety masterpiece layered with notes of dark cherry, cocoa, and exotic spice, reflecting the limestone-clay soils of its historic terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1960 by Sergio Zenato and his wife Carla, the Zenato estate is situated along the historic southern shores of Lake Garda in Peschiera del Garda, bridging the viticultural traditions of Veneto and Lombardy. Guided by a profound passion for local terroir and indigenous grape varieties, Sergio became a seminal visionary who championed the potential of Turbiana to craft world-class Lugana white wines before expanding the family's holdings into the prestigious hills of Valpolicella Classica. Today, the estate is passionately managed by their children, Alberto and Nadia Zenato, who uphold the family's dedication to meticulous vineyard management and traditional winemaking excellence. Zenato is celebrated globally for its benchmark expressions, including the mineral-rich Lugana Riserva Sergio Zenato, opulent Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, and single-vineyard Corvina bottlings like Cresasso.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Corvina (45-95%), Corvinone, Rondinella