Maso Laito
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3 to 8 years from the vintage release, when its vibrant fruit and structured tannins are in perfect harmony.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-cooked beef pot roast, rich mushroom risotto, and aged cheeses like Parmigiano-Reggiano.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic Veneto region, Zonin's 'Maso Laito' is a classic expression of Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore. The Zonin family, with winemaking roots stretching back to 1821, crafts this red using the traditional 'ripasso' technique. In this time-honored process, a young, vibrant Valpolicella wine made from Corvina, Rondinella, and Molinara grapes is re-fermented over the warm, dried grape skins leftover from the production of Amarone. This second fermentation infuses the wine with deeper color, velvety tannins, and complex aromas of dark cherries, dried plums, and sweet spices. The grapes are sourced from selected hillside vineyards in the Valpolicella zone, where clay and limestone soils impart a distinct mineral backbone and elegant structure to this robust red.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1821 in Gambellara within the province of Vicenza, Zonin stands as one of Italy's most influential and historically significant wine dynasties. Across seven generations, the Zonin family expanded from their ancestral volcanic soils in the foothills of the Lessini Mountains to acquire top-tier estates spanning Friuli Venezia Giulia, Tuscany, Piedmont, Lombardy, Puglia, and Sicily. Viticulture emphasizes sustainability and regional authenticity across more than 1,500 hectares of family-managed vineyards. The estate’s winemaking philosophy fuses modern temperature-controlled stainless steel vinification and precision Charmat method effervescence with time-honored barrel aging for structured reds. Celebrated internationally for pioneering the global prominence of Prosecco DOC—typified by its fresh, aromatic Cuvée 1821—Zonin also crafts classical expressions of Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie, native Veneto whites like Gambellara Classico, and the approachable Ventiterre line, delivering pure varietal typicity rooted in Italian terroir.
🍇 Grapes
Corvina (45-95%), Corvinone, Rondinella