Arquilla Wines

Zenato

Lugana DOC Riserva Sergio Zenato

A wine of great class, produced only in outstanding vintage years. Corvina grapes, with the addition of some rondinella and sangiovese, are selected literally vine by vine, and from only the oldest vineyards in the Classico zone of Valpolicella, in Sant'Ambrogio. 

This Riserva represents the most eloquent expression of our family experience and tradition,. fully a world-class wine. 

Its qualities indicate a cellaring for even beyond 20 years. 

DETAILS

• Region: Veneto
• Vintage: 2014
• Grape Variety: 100% Trebbiano di Lugana
• Classification: DOC
• Alcohol: 13.5%
• Volume: 750ml

Colour

Straw yellow marked by greenish reflections

Nose

Scents of almonds and lemon peel

Palate

A persistent, velvety and full-bodied flavour with light traces of peach

Service

9-10c

Food Pairing

suitable for numerous matches, with soups, pasta with white sauces, medium ripe cheeses, perfect with fish but also superb just by itself.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Site

The fruit is from the Podere Massoni vineyards, with 10 to 20 years-old wines and a very low average yield of 2.5 kg per vine.

Vinification

Fermentation is about 70% in 50 hectolitre oak casks and 30% in steel. Ageing follows for around 6 months in barrels and 12 months in the bottle before being put on the market.

Zenato

Rosso Veronese IGT Alanera

This IGT blend is composed of 55% Corvina, 25% Rondinella, 10% Corvinone and 10% other grapes that are aged in part inoak and in part in stainless steel.

DETAILS

• Region: Veneto
• Vintage: 2013
• Grape Variety: Corvina, Rondinella, Corvinone
• Classification: IGT
• Alcohol: 13.5%
• Volume: 750ml

Colour

Medium-bodied red

Nose

The bouquet shows a good intensity with bright layers of spice, dark fruit and prune

Palate

Light Spiced, this medium bodied red exhibits a fresh and well-knit range of black raspberry and cassis fruit, with hints of sweet brown bread and mineral. Shows lovely balance and good drive through to the lingering finish

Zenato

Valpolicella Classica Superiore DOC

Offers a distinctive floral-fruity scent with vanilla notes and an intriguing, complex flavour.

DETAILS

• Region: Veneto
• Vintage: 2014
• Grape Variety: 80% Corvina, 20% Rondinella
• Classification: DOC
• Alcohol: 13.5%
• Volume: 750ml

Colour

Ruby red hue

Nose

An elegant almond-scented bouquet, delicate, reminiscent of maraschino cherries and wild berries.

Palate

Smooth, round with the right balance between freshness and savoury notes. Dry and full-flavoured with tones of dried plums, bitter chocolate and dried herbs.It has an excellent contoured structure of velvet tannins, fine acidity with a long persistent finish.

Service

Serve at 14-18C

Food Pairing

Serve with pasta with red sauces and white meat, roasted or grilled.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Site

Costalunga, Valpolicella 300metres above sea level.

Vinification

After hand-harvesting, the grapes are de-stemmed and crushed, followed by the traditional 6-7 day maceration on the skins. The wine is kept in steel until pressing off, then completes malolactic fermentation, followed by maturation in 33- and 50-hl oaks cases.

Ageing

Can be cellared 5-8 years.

Zenato

Valpolicella Superiore DOC Ripassa

This wine is closely connected to the greatest wine of Valpolicella: Amarone. After pressing the dried grapes from which Amarone is made, the Valpolicella wine is passed over the still warm marc of Amarone. A second alcoholic fermentation begins which increases the alcoholic content and the wine becomes richer in colour, bouquet and body.

 

DETAILS

• Region: Veneto
• Vintage: 2013
• Grape Variety: 80% Corvina Veronese, 10% Rondinella, 10% Croatina
• Classification: DOC
• Alcohol: 13.5%
• Volume: 750ml

Colour

Deep ruby red

Nose

Rich, elegant, lingering scents

Palate

Crisp and dry in the mouth, well structured, with a lovely, velvety texture

Service

Serve at 18°C

Food Pairing

Ideal with all game, roasts, and grilled/barbecued dishes.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Vinification

Following manual harvesting and crushing-destemming, the fruit is given the traditional 5-6-day maceration on the skins in steel fermenters. After fermentation, the wine is pressed off and the press wine set aside. Upon completion of malolactic fermentation, maturation follows in 33- and 55 hl oak botti. It is then kept in steel until February, when the dried grapes are crushed to produce Amarone. Now the Valpolicella is 're-passed' over the Amarone pomace, then given a 10-day maceration at 25-30C. An 18-month maturation follows, with part of the wine in small oak, some in larger Slavonian oak cases. A carefully-monitored 6 months’ bottle-ageing completes the process

Ageing

The wine is aged for 18 months in 500 litre oak casks and barrels.

Zenato

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG

Zenato Amarone is a wine with a great structure, complex, elegant and velvety. It is produced with grapes cultivated in the classical area of Valpolicella a land full of tradition and well known for it's wine and food culture.

 

 

DETAILS

• Region: Veneto
• Vintage: 2012
• Grape Variety: 85% Corvina, 10% Rondinella and 5% Oseleta & Croatina
• Classification: DOCG
• Alcohol: 15.5%
• Volume: 750ml

Colour

Deep ruby red, acquiring touches of garnet with age

Nose

Elegant, warm, spicy, with hints of black cherry, dried fruit, and prunes in particular.

Palate

Round, velvety and smooth.

Service

Serve at cool room temperature, uncorking the bottle at least one hour beforehand.

Food Pairing

The perfect wine for all roasts and game, as well as for aged cheeses.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Site

The vineyard is located in Sant’Ambrogio della Valpolicella, a
hilly zone exposed to the southeast, at 250-300 m a.s.l.

Vinification

After being picked and carefully graded, the grape clusters are placed in shallow wood trays for about 5 months, leaving space for air circulation around the bunches. After fermentation on the skins, the wine is divided into 300-litre French oak barrels and Slavonian oak cases for maturation of about two and a half years.

Ageing

A year's ageing in bottle before release.

Zenato

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
Riserva Sergio Zenato

This is a wine for meat lovers. Think slow roasted meats and succulent juices. It's a wine to be savored over a long dinner curtains drawn against the outside world, to allow the magic that is the Amarone Riserva, take centre stage.

DETAILS

• Region: Veneto
• Vintage: 2010
• Grape Variety: 80% Corvina, 10% Rondinella, 10% Molinara
• Classification: DOCG
• Alcohol: 14.5%
• Volume: 750ml

Colour

Deep ruby colour

Nose

An extraordinarily intense bouquet laden with rich spice and the ripest of wild berries

Palate

The wine expands magnificently in the mouth, heady and generous, showing superb depth.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Vinification

The grapes were selected carefully by hand and laid to dry in shallow wood trays, just one layer deep, with clusters well separated for good air circulation. The alcoholic fermentation was followed by maceration on the skins, during which the wines extracts from the skins its smooth, fine-grained tannins; this process lasted 30 days. The wine then went to medium-sized Slavonian oak cases for a two and a half-year maturation, followed by a year's ageing in bottle.

Zenato

Veneto Passito IGT
Rigoletto

Delicious desert wine with operatic overtones.

DETAILS

• Region: Veneto
• Vintage: 2011
• Grape Variety: 100% Trebbiano di Lugana
• Classification: IGT
• Alcohol: 15.0%
• Volume: 375ml

Colour

Golden yellow with faint amber lights

Nose

Intense and seductive with delicate flowery notes and hints of beeswax

Palate

Solid backbone, balanced, lively alcoholic and sweet sensations, superb aromatic length

Food Pairing

Ideal as an accompaniment to sophisticated dishes such as goose liver paté, mature cheeses and biscuits.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Vinification

First 3-4 days in stainless steel tank, and then 30/40 days in barriques of new French oak.

Ageing

Aged for 12-15 months in new barriques, then for 1-2 months in stainless steel barrels after racking, and finally for 5-6 months in the bottle before being released on the market.

Zenato

Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG

DETAILS

• Region: Veneto
• Vintage: 2011
• Grape Variety: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara
• Classification: DOCG
• Alcohol: 15.0%
• Volume: 500ml

Nose

Intense, seductive with fine floral notes and hints of beeswax

Palate

Balanced palate with sensational bursts of sweetness. Great depth and excellent aromatic structure.

Service

8-10c

Food Pairing

Duck pate, seasonal cheeses, deserts

TECHNICAL NOTES

Site

Peschiera e Desenzano, south of Lago di Garda

Vinification

After the first 3-4 days in small stainless steel tanks, fermentation is continued in new barrels of French oak for 12-15 months until maturation. The aging, after a couple of months in steel, has lasted for about six months in the bottle

Ageing

After a couple of months in steel, the wine is bottled for six months