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Our company has been run by the same family for three generations and its history dates back more than eighty-five years. It is located in the municipality of Illasi, in the Valle di Mezzane, in the production area of Valpolicella DOC (PDO – Protected Designation of Origin).
Falezze is located at an altitude of between 200 and 250 metres above sea level, facing from south-west to north-west. The gradient ranges from 5% to 30% and the land slopes down gently, making it possible to stagger the grape harvest and control the quality of each single bunch. The vines are aged between twenty-five and forty but there are also some historic plots that were planted eighty years ago.
The soil is extremely calcareous, moderately alkaline and it has a sandy clay loam texture in the deepest area.
The permeability is generally moderate with good drainage, giving the vine a good deal of autonomy in terms of water. The soil is rich in microelements, which encourages the vine to produce many roots and to dig down deep into the soil. This gives them a large root system that forms a sort of natural reservoir for important substances, including microelements that help enrich the juice of the grapes and give an unmistakeable touch to the wine.
We only use the Veronese pergola system in the vineyard, which has always been common throughout Valpolicella. This is a training system that has proved to be more resistant to climate change, ensuring high quality grapes that give the wine a perfect degree of salinity, forming a harmonious balance with the tannins. Corvinone, Corvina and Rondinella are the classic varieties used for Valpolicella but there are also some plots for Croatina and Oseleta, which are used in the blends of some wines, giving them a deeper colour and a fair dose of tannin and spiciness.
We are dedicated to crafting artisanal, limited-edition Italian red BIO wines, including
Amarone Della Valpolicella DOCG,
Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore DOC,
Valpolicella Superiore DOC.
Amarone Della Valpolicella Reserve
Our exclusive clientele comprises Michelin-starred establishments and high-end restaurants and wine bars. Currently, our offerings are featured in 60 esteemed Michelin-starred establishments across Europe, along with numerous other premier dining venues.
Year of establishment:
2009
Number of employees:
FROM 3 TO 9 EMPLOYEES
Annual turnover:
between 0.5 and 2.5 million Euro
Reference year of turnover:
2023
Export turnover:
From 250.000 to 750.000 Euro
Activities:
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
Growing of grapes
Growing of oleaginous fruits
Manufacture of wine from grape
Intermediation service activities for non-specialised retail sale
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loc. pigno 1
City:
ILLASI (VR)
Zip Code:
37031
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Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Falezze
Amarone della Valpolicella Falezze uses only grapes from the Falezze estate, which have been grown for three generations by the family of Luca Anselmi, who personally oversees every aspect of cultivation. Repeated selections, during the harvest and twice during the appassimento, ensure that only the best bunches are used, to create a wine that is clean and naturally sculpted in the vineyard. Vinification with slow movement of the skins and subsequent ageing in oak barrels creates an exclusive Amarone with a ruby-red texture with a purplish tinge. The bouquet reflects the essence of the territory, with morello cherry, plum and forest fruits, always with elegant notes of cocoa and tobacco. The complexity on the nose is confirmed on the palate, with great structure, a full, velvety touch with considerable roundness and a persistent finish. To be paired with exceptional and traditional dishes, it maintains its characteristics for over 10 years.
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Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore DOC Falezze
The creation of Valpolicella Ripasso Falezze involves placing the finest bunches from the harvest in late September in crates, which remain in the drying room for a month and a half. The slightly withered grapes are vinified for the first time after Saint Martin’s Day, 11 November, to obtain a Valpolicella Superiore that then undergoes a second fermentation on Amarone skins. This is how Valpolicella Ripasso is created, with its ruby red colour with garnet and orangey highlights.
The nose is floral, with hints of ripe, still fresh fruit. The palate is linear, with acid-tangy notes, and a harmonious balance of minerality, which comes from a soil that consists partly of stone flakes and partly of volcanic earth, and a tannin content that gives a dry, persistent finish.
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Valpolicella Superiore DOC Falezze
Corvinone, Rondinella, and Oseleta vines that are over 60 years old are used to make Valpolicella Superiore Falezze DOC: the SW-NE aspect and calcareous soils, well drained and rich in gravel, give the mouth and nose distinct perceptions of forest fruits, wild strawberries and whortleberries, sour cherries and ripe morello cherries. The grapes are harvested in September-October and subjected to short natural appassimento drying. After fermentation, ageing in French oak tonneaux. On the palate the wine is well structured and supple, with the minerality typical of the Falezze estate, and a persistence in the mouth that calls for another sip. To be enjoyed alone or with an ample range of pairings. Bottled in Bordeaux bottles, numbered by hand, with one-piece natural cork.
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