Tasting Notes Classic Bolla Valpolicella: An appealing bouquet and flavor characteristic of berries, bit-ter almonds, plums, raisins, spicy black cherry, and tea. The taste is dry, velvety, medi-um-bodied, very fruity, and well-balanced.

Wine Maker Notes NOTES: After crushing and destemming the grapes, a cool fermenta-tion took place to retain many of the aromatic fragrances and fruitiness. After alcoholand malolactic fermentation, the wine aged in stainless steel tanks to retain its fruit andcrispness. Bolla Valpolicella is ruby-red in color, tending to garnet with aging.

Technical Notes Alcohol: 12.5%Bottled: May 2001Best Consumed: Within two yearsafter vintage.Serving Temperature: 60° to 65° FTotal Acidity: 5.31pH: 3.43Volume: 420,000 cases

Food Pairing This ruby red wine is particularly good with meat dishes such as roast beef, beef stew and lamb. Serve also with steak fajitas, veal and highly seasoned cheeses.