MODERNITY IN WINEMAKING
Published on Sep 25, 2019
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MODERNITY IN WINEMAKING
presentation by: Matteo Bestetti
This is where we were born
Collina Massimago (Maximum Agium)
Valpolicella
A beautiful region made for wine
Massimago in Valpolicella
East Valpolicella
Massimago as a monopole
A single estate winery
- CLIMATE
- ORIENTATION
- SOIL
Pros & Cons
- Sun
- Garda Lake
- Cold + Heat (day-night temp. change)
Pros & Cons
- Humidity
- Halestorms
- Rainfalls
2_KNOW YOUR GRAPES
(AKA know your elements)
Corvina Veronese
- Acidity
- Fruitiness
- Salinity
- Complexity
Corvinone
- Water
- Fruitiness
- Antocians
Rondinella
- Tannins (body)
- Acidity
- Antocians
Corvina + Corvinone + Rondinella
= Valpolicella Wines!
WHICH PROCESS BETTER FIT YOUR GRAPES
(and gives you better results)
Photo by Maja Petric
WHAT WORKS FOR MASSIMAGO
- DRYING PROCESS: Natural (no forcing)
THE MECCA OF MASSIMAGO
A dedicated place for our grapes
WHAT WORKS FOR MASSIMAGO
- A unique home for our grapes
- A natural shelter for prolonged drying process
- Located in a specific area of the estate
WHAT WORKS FOR MASSIMAGO
- Grapes are piled up in trays and left during 90 days (minimum)
- Up to 100 days for the top Amarone
GRAPES NEED TIME
Time to dry properly (gentle drying)
WHAT WORKS FOR MASSIMAGO
- MACERATIONS: Not prolonged (no over extracting)
WHAT WORKS FOR MASSIMAGO
- AGEING PROCESS: Take the necessary time to age in the bottle before we drink
- We use medium and large casks
ADAPTING YOUR WINES TO CONSUMERS TASTE?
- NO
- DO NOT BE AFRAID OF WHAT YOU DO
- IF YOUR WINE REFLECTS YOUR TERRITORY, THIS IS ENOUG
5_RESPECT YOUR ENVIRONMENT
- ORGANIC PRINCIPLES
- DON'T SPRAY
- NATURE = LIFE
6_ENHANCE YOUR SUSTAINABILITY
(AKA don't waste!)
Precautions at Massimago
- Solar panels (for fermenters)
- Use of recyclable materials
- Use of carbon free corks
- Use filtered water
- Use lighter glass bottles
- Smart farming
MAGO' 2017
Sparkling rosè
MAGO' 2017
- first sparkling rosè with Valpolicella grapes
- elegant and complex
- easy to drink
- balance fruit > acidity > salinity
- versatility
- bottles produced: 10.000
PROFASIO 2014
Valpolicella Superiore Doc
PROFASIO 2014
- a wine of tradition
- made from dried grapes (30 days)
- two years ageing
- very elegant
MARCHESA MARIABELLA 2017
Ripasso Superiore Doc
MARCHESA MARIABELLA 2017
- not a "wanna be Amarone"
- elegant Ripasso
- dry Ripasso (2.5 g/l sugar)
- dynamic drinkability
CONTE GASTONE 2015
Amarone Docg
CONTE GASTONE 2015
- modern Amarone
- high drinkability and elegance
- complexity and versatility
- balance fruit > tannins > acidity > alcohol
AMARONE 2013
Amarone Docg
AMARONE 2013
- high complexity
- richness in elegance
- not sweet (2 g/l sugar)
- potent but gentle
- great longevity
QUOTE:
"The modernity of yesterday is the tradition of today, and the modernity of today will be tradition tomorrow"
Let's change this QUOTE:
"The tradition of yesterday is the modernity of today"
QUOTE:
"Modernity is a qualitative, not a chronological category"
ARE WE A MODERN WINERY?
- know your territory (T)
- know your grapes (M)
- know your technique (M)
- Think local, act global (M)
- Respect your environment (M)
- Enhance your sustainability (M)
- Re-gain the sense of time (M)
YES, WE ARE!
Photo by Aziz Acharki
