Bardolino, the small wine region around the town of the same name on Lake Garda, was once famous for its rosé wine - Chiaretto. It became a victim of mass tourism on its shores. Daniele Delaini from Villa calicantus has been bringing it back to its former glory for some years now, undeterred by the dismal reputation of the area. You can tell how serious he is about this by the fact that he uses grapes from the oldest plots on his estate for his pink interpretation. Planted in 1966 in a subsoil characterised by moraine deposits, the yield is low, but the grapes have substance and character.
Harvested when perfectly ripe, the grapes are placed in a cement vat where they macerate for one night. They are then gently pressed, fermented spontaneously and matured for several months in used wooden barrels.
The obvious consequence of this approach, focussed on the highest quality, is a full-bodied and juicy rosato with substance, body, length and potential for the coming years. It is also characterised by liveliness, freshness, temperament and a complex variety of aromas, which is something you always want in rosé, but hardly ever get. No concessions are made on residual sugar
Data Sheet
Grape variety: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara
Vineyard: Möranen soils, vines over 50 years old, south-facing exposure
Harvest: by hand
Fermentation: spontaneous | wild yeasts, in wooden barrels
Ageing: 5 months in used barriques
Filtration: no
SO₂: <30mg/l
Alcohol content: 13% vol.
Closure: Natural cork
Perfect drinking maturity: from now - 2028
Content and price per litre: 0.75 l/(€24.87/l)
All the winegrowers listed on Vinonudo work with compost, organic fertilisers and natural preparations in their vineyards and do not use herbicides, pesticides or artificial fertilisers.
