Secondo Marco, Valpolicella Classico Ripasso DOC

About Secondo Marco

Marco Speri chose very well where he wanted to work, in Fumane, the westernmost town of the denomination and home to many important agricultural companies, just to name a few, Allegrini, Corteforte, Valentina Cubi and Le Salette. A high-quality area, in short, and Marco Speri has brought his precious contribution to growth with a new system of cultivation of the vines, in the shape of a 'Y' and aimed at giving the grapes more lightness, more circulation. air, and more leaves on top. The Valley of Many Cellars is actually a series of valleys and hills that stretch north of Verona. Because of this varied landscape, and the highly crafted wines that it inspires, triangulating all of the factors that lead to what Valpolicella shows in the glass is exceedingly difficult. First, there is the terrain and its intimate relationship with the weather. Valpolicella resides at a climatic pinch-point. Facing south over the massive Po River plain, the hills and plains of this appellation are swaddled in the warm, humid air that settles in from the Adriatic Sea. To the north, the Alps fence-off the colder air currents of Northern Europe. On a smaller scale, colliding forces from nearby Lake Garda and Monti Lessini foster a complex network of microclimates that makes each undulation of the Valpolicella landscape unique. The historic heart of the region, Valpolicella Classica, occupies the hills closer to Lake Garda, where the massive body of water carries a more profound influence. In the Illasi Valley, furthermost to the east, the impact is minimal.