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Alpha Zeta - `V` Valpolicella 2018
| Country: | |
| Wine Region: | Veneto |
| Wine Area: | Valpolicella |
| Wine Maker: | Matt Thomson |
| Grape: | Corvina Blend |
| Grape Percentage: | 80% Corvina/Corvinone20% Rondinella |
| Alcohol Percentage: | 12.5 |
| Unit Quantity (ml): | 750 |
| Best To Drink: | Drink Now |
| Country: | |
| Wine Region: | Veneto |
| Wine Area: | Valpolicella |
| Wine Maker: | Matt Thomson |
| Grape: | Corvina Blend |
| Grape Percentage: | 80% Corvina/Corvinone20% Rondinella |
| Alcohol Percentage: | 12.5 |
| Unit Quantity (ml): | 750 |
| Best To Drink: | Drink Now |
Wine tasting notes
Bright, youthful ruby in colour with a lively, cherry perfume giving way to a fresh, ripe cherry pie character on the palate. Soft, rounded, juicy tannins lend body and temper the exuberant youthful fruit which continues to the finish.
Winery information
The Alpha Zeta wines go from strength to strength. Leading New Zealand winemaker Matt Thomson is now working with two co-operatives whose vineyards cover about 1,900 hectares in the hills northeast of Verona. With this great range of vineyards and fruit to choose from, Matt is now able to demonstrate even better the potential inherent in Veronese viticulture.
Alpha Zeta was started in 1999 when UK wine importer Liberty Wines and Matt Thomson set out to produce a range of modern, fruit driven wines from the hills outside Verona. The aim was to work with growers (rather than buy bulk wine, which is standard among most wines from Verona at this price) to obtain ripe grapes (by reducing yields and picking later) and then, using Matt
Vinification notes
The grapes were hand harvested, de-stemmed, crushed and pumped to stainless steel tanks purpose built for fermenting red wine. The must was left in contact with the skins for seven days, then fermentation took place at up to 30°C. Malolactic fermentation took place in stainless steel tank in which the wine was held until bottling