Wine Masi Serego Alighieri, “Possessioni” Rosso, 2013

Wine “Possessioni” Rosso created from grapes Corvina, Molinara and Sangiovese grown in the loose red soils with a good layer of humus and limestone in the vineyard “Possession”, located near the town of St. Ambrose, in the regions of Russia del Veronese. The process of fermentation takes place under strictly controlled temperatures 24-26 C for 15 days. Maceration took about 10 days, malolactic fermentation – 15-20 days. Withstands wine in barrels for 9 months and 3 months in 600-liter barrels made of cherry wood. Between the process of bottling and production of wine in the sale took another 3 months. Wine storage capacity – 8-10 years.

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. For more than VI centuries, these open spaces are passed from hand to hand, while remaining the property of the family. Today receiver family business growing vine Serego Alighieri – a representative of the 20th generation of the genus. 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.