Sergio Zenato Riserva
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Typically best enjoyed 8 to 25 years from the vintage release, though exceptional vintages can easily cellar for three decades or more.
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Slow-braised beef short ribs, roasted wild game such as venison or wild boar, and mature, sharp cheeses like Parmigiano-Reggiano.
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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.
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Founded in 1960 by Sergio Zenato and his wife Carla, the Zenato winery is situated on the morainic hills of Lake Garda in San Benedetto di Lugana, Veneto, Italy. Today, the estate is managed by their children, Alberto and Francesca, who continue to champion the unique terroirs of both Lugana and Valpolicella. Renowned for pioneering the quality resurgence of the indigenous Turbiana grape, Zenato produces exceptional white wines, including the iconic Lugana Riserva Sergio Zenato. In Valpolicella, the family crafts powerful, elegant red wines from their Costalunga estate, most notably their acclaimed Amarone della Valpolicella Classico and the single-varietal Corvina, Cresasso.