(2012) Traditional local grapes Corvina, Rondinello and Molinara are supplemented by a splash of Merlot in this cuvée. With only 12% alcohol it is a Valpolicella in the leaner, classic style, where notes of dry cherry and cranberry fruit meet a touch of earthiness and leather. This is unoaked, serious and savoury stuff, where you can feel the tradition in the wine, where the finish is sinewy, lean and lemony. A fine example of Valpolicella in a style some may call old-fashioned, others elegantly traditional.