2020 Societa Agricola il Sasso Il Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Veneto, Italy Jason Stein Cellar From our friends in portland:

From our friends in portland:

Grand Noir

the vineyard was replanted in 1888 by Senator George Hearst - a mining magnet

Age of Vines: 35 years old

so we kind of went for what was left– and I couldn’t be happier now

2020 Societa Agricola il Sasso Il Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Veneto, Italy Jason Stein Cellar From our friends in portland:Hand harvestedcoferment of all the varietiesthis wine uses the best perfectly ripened grapes of the vineyard that ripen later from theterraces with east facing expositions. Partial destemming and wholecluster fermentations. When completely dry, we let the must maceratefor a month. No passito is added, as is custom in area, for easy muscle. Soft pressing and aging for at least 12 months in the cement diamonds. No filtration. What results is the