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NATURAL WINES BY MONTE DALL'ORA
Monte Dall'Ora is Carlo Venturini and Alessandra Zantedeschi, who started in 1995 at Castelrotto, in the heart of Valpolicella, rebuilding terraces that were in a very poor state. The vines grow on reddish limestone that stays soft and porous for the first 15 metres, so the roots go deep, and all are trained on the traditional pergola. Alongside Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella they keep the almost forgotten Oseleta going.
The grapes are foot-trodden, and for Amarone they dry in the open air until at least January before three years in barrel. The range follows the classic Valpolicella ladder: Saseti is the everyday Classico, Camporenzo the Superiore from an east-facing vineyard on sand and clay, Saustò their Ripasso from 25 to 65-year-old vines, and Stropa their Amarone.
