Bolla Valpolicella (1.5L, 12.5%)

Bolla Valpolicella is a dry Italian red wine from Valpolicella in Veneto, produced by Bolla. The blend is composed of approximately 60% Corvina and Corvinone, 30% Rondinella and 10% other indigenous Verona grape varieties. The fruit is hand-harvested, crushed and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks for roughly one week, then undergoes malolactic fermentation and rests for two months in Slavonian, French and American oak barrels. The nose opens with apple peel and fresh raspberry, then black pepper, cedar, licorice, faint smokiness, leather and cola. The palate is smooth and light-bodied with blackberry, sour cherry, ripe black cherry, almond and gentle spice. The finish is medium, clean and pleasantly tart with cherry and a whisper of walnut.