Wine Masi, “Campolongo di Torbe”, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, 2012

Wine “Campolongo di Torbe” – one of the most elegant wines among the whole range of wines “Amarone” from the company Masi. Blend wine consists of three grape varieties: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, grown in the vineyard “Campolongo di Torba” in the zone of Valpolicella at an altitude of 375-400 meters above sea level. Harvested grapes are subjected to drying (izyumirovaniyu) outdoors from early October to mid-February, causing him to lose weight 35-40%, and it significantly increases the concentration of sugar and flavor. After drying the berries gently pressed. Fermentation takes place in large barrels of Slavonian oak for 45 days. Wine is aged for 3 years in barrels of Slavonian oak (60%) and 600-liter barrels made of Slavonian and French oak (40%). The wine is bottled and left to mature in the cellars of the winery another 6 months. Wine storage capacity reaches 35-40 years.

Masi family winery located in the region of Veneto Valpolicella in the east, is a dynamic and innovative company. The name of the winery takes its name from the first vineyard “Vaio dei Masi” – “Little Valley Ointments” acquired Boskaini family in 1772. Repurchase of new sites in the classic areas – Bardolino, Valpolicella and Soave, the company gradually increases the volume of wine production, improving its quality. In the production of modern high-quality wines at the winery Masi uses only local grapes. The winery uses the traditional approach in the manufacture of wines, based on a combination of respect for the terroir and the latest technology. Wines are produced by conventional methods with the use of technology “appassimento” and double fermentation.

The total area of vineyards Masi is 160 ha 17 vineyards located in the classic Valpolicella zone and 8 vineyards in Bardolino and Soave. Ointments parallel cooperating with family Serego Alighieri – Dante’s descendants, who possess vineyards in Garganyago with 1353, with the Argentine company Masi Tupungato and the count’s family Bossi Fedrigotti, family vineyards which are located on the banks of the Adige River.