Wine Guerrieri Rizzardi, “Calcarole” Amarone Classico della Valpolicella DOCG Riserva, 2017

Exclusive wine “Calcarole” Ritstsardi winery produced since the mid 80-ies of XX century. Vineyards, located in the upper part of the terrace in the middle of the hill Kalkarole, namesake wine, distinguished by a special microclimate southern and south-western exposure. Reddish-brown limestone soils interspersed with clay filled with active calcium. These vineyards suggest a lower yield from each vine, so the wine is produced in limited quantities, each bottle is numbered. Harvested grapes before vinification dried on straw mats for three months. Alcoholic fermentation is carried out in tanks, malolactic fermentation – in barrels for 18 and 25 hectoliters. Excerpt wine passes first 12 months in small oak barrels to 2.25 hectoliters, and then 24 months – in barrels of 25 hectoliters. Lovely storage capacity allows you to enjoy the rich taste of wine “Kalkarole” for 10 years.

Winery Gereri Ritstsardi occurred in the Veneto region as a result of the union of two ancient and powerful Veronese wine producers: Gereri graphs, owners of the centuries-old manor in Bardolino vineyards and cellars, and graphs Ritstsardi who bought their vineyards in Negrar in 1678, built shortly thereafter cellar Poyega. Gereri family also owned a small farm in Dolce Valdadidzhe and place in Soave, vineyards and cellar in Kostedzhole in the heart of the classic that was purchased in 1970. Today, the company belongs to the family Gereri Ritstsardi Ritstsardi. It remains a family business and owns vineyards in four areas for the production of Verona Classico wines Bardolino, Valpolicella, Soave and Valdadidzhe. Office of the company is based in Gereri Ritstsardi Bardolino in a historic building, owned by the family since 1450 Gereri. All grapes are from our own vineyards, cultivated organically and in each of the appellations has a cellar for vinification.