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Item Number: 7058
UPC: 0811062000163
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Appellation/AVA: Valpolicella Classico Superiore DOC
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2008
Grape(s): 50% Corvina and Corvinone / 40% Rondinella / 10% Other Varieties
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 15.5
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
The 'TB' selections are Tommaso's finest, made from a ruthless selection only when nature allows. While the Amarone and Recioto enjoy greater renown, this 100% Ripasso wine may be Tommaso's greatest achievement. Winemaking Notes: Bussola uses different barrel sizes, woods
(oak, cherry, chestnut, acacia) and aging for each wine, and is always
experimenting. Because of Bussola’s demanding standards, production of each cuvée varies dramatically from vintage to vintage.
History: The self-taught Bussola took over his uncle’s domaine in 1985. He aims to make the best normale
wines possible in each vintage. In many years, he is also able to make
limited quantities of his elite TB line, selected from the best grapes
at harvest.
Ancient Clones: The key, we think,
is not only the age of his vines but the fact that they are nearly all
naturally low-yielding ancient clones: Corvinone (40%), Corvina Grossa
(25%) and Rondinella (20%). Corvinone, in particular, is quite rare
today because of its low yields and finicky growing habits. Yet, Tommaso
claims it is the Corvinone that gives his wines their depth. He calls
it the “Super Corvina,” saying that it produces stronger, denser,
richer, more perfumed wines.
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