2018 L' Arco "Rùbeo" IGT Veronese, Veneto, Italy

ABOUT THIS WINE

Dried separately, indigenous grapes (3+months) and Bordeaux grapes (2 months) are also fermented separately with native yeast in tank, ~50% of the blend is Amarone; the balance is mostly Cab Franc, 40%. After settling in tank for 6 months, the wine is blended and spends 40 months in large traditional Slavonian oak barrels. Minimal sulfur is added during fermentation and aging, no additional sulfur is added at bottling.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

Luca Fedrigo learned from the master, Giuseppe Quintarelli, in the Valpolicella. He experiments with the traditional Valpolicella blend by adding Bordeaux varieties to the mix. He is a one-man operation, minimal interventionist and practices organic farming.