Wine Masi Serego Alighieri, “Poderi BellOvile”, 2018

Blend wine “Poderi del Bello Ovile” consists of three grape varieties: Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Chiledzholo grown in the vineyard of the same name in the commune of Val d’Orcia at an altitude of 110 meters above sea level. Fermentation is carried out for each class separately in stainless steel at a temperature 18-24S for 15 days. After secondary malolactic fermentation, the wine is poured with the sediment in French oak barrels (50% – new, 25% – reuse, 25% – the third year of use), in which the wine is aged for 12 months.

Masi family winery located in the region of Veneto Valpolicella in the east, is a dynamic and innovative company. The name of the winery takes its name from the first vineyard “Vaio dei Masi” – “Little Valley Ointments” acquired Boskaini family in 1772. Repurchase of new sites in the classic areas – Bardolino, Valpolicella and Soave, the company gradually increases the volume of wine production, improving its quality. In the production of modern high-quality wines at the winery Masi uses only local grapes. The winery uses the traditional approach in the manufacture of wines, based on a combination of respect for the terroir and the latest technology. Wines are produced by conventional methods with the use of technology “appassimento” and double fermentation.

The total area of vineyards Masi is 160 ha 17 vineyards located in the classic Valpolicella zone and 8 vineyards in Bardolino and Soave. Ointments parallel cooperating with family Serego Alighieri – Dante’s descendants, who possess vineyards in Garganyago with 1353, with the Argentine company Masi Tupungato and the count’s family Bossi Fedrigotti, family vineyards which are located on the banks of the Adige River.

For nearly 40 years, Masi collaborates with estate Serego Alighieri, located on a small hill on the 130 hectares of land in the zone of Valpolicella. Historically important and fertile land on which grapes are grown, fruit and olive trees owned by the descendants of the great poet Dante in 1353. The estate is made amazing by its elegant and harmonious wines that are known far beyond Italy. The company recently Ointments together with Serego Alighieri purchased a vineyard in Tuscany “Poderi del Bello Olive” in the Val d’Orcia, symbolizing a return to the family Alighieri historical roots.