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Le Salette

Fumane · Verona (VR)
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Established
Scamperle family
Yearly production
estate (Valpolicella Classica)
Location
Fumane, province of Verona — in the Valpolicella Classica zone northwest of Verona
Verona (VR)
Vineyard area
20 ha
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella (plus Oseleta, Molinara, Croatina) across Fumane, Sant'Ambrogio and San Floriano

Appellations

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCGValpolicella DOC

History

Le Salette takes its name from a sanctuary that local farmers built in 1860 as a votive offering to the Madonna after their vineyards were spared from phylloxera. The vineyards below it have long belonged to the Scamperle family.

The Scamperle family has grown grapes in the Fumane hills of Valpolicella Classica since the 19th century, gradually expanding their holdings over the generations.

Today the family works about 20 hectares across noted sites in Fumane, Sant'Ambrogio and San Floriano, using the classic zone varieties for its Amarone, Valpolicella and Recioto.

Wines

Illustrative selection
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 'La Marega'
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG · Corvina / Corvinone / Rondinella
An Amarone from the estate's Classico sites.
Valpolicella Classico
Valpolicella DOC · Corvina / Corvinone / Rondinella
The estate's fresh Valpolicella Classico.
Amarone 'I Progni'
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG · Corvina / Corvinone / Rondinella
A cru Amarone from the I Progni site.
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