Corte Giara, Valpolicella

Vineyards are located on the hillsides of the Valpolicella production area at an altitude between 180-250 metres above sea level and face south-east. Soils here are clay and chalk. The vines are 30 years old on average, with a plant density of about 3,000 vines per hectare.

The 2022 winter was, like in most of Europe, cold and dry however, late spring was characterised by a rise in temperatures followed by a vicious heatwave, just before the start of the summer. Although conditions were dry, water reserves were good enough to avoid drought, helped by a good canopy management and effective irrigation systems in the vineyards. Despite the efforts, some fruit was inevitably lost due to below average yields. but the fruit still showed a great concentration.

The Corvina and Rondinella grapes were hand harvested, destemmed and then softly crushed. Fermentation took place in temperature-controlled, stainless-steel tanks between 26-30°C over a period of eight days with daily pump overs. Malolactic fermentation occurred naturally in December. The wine was aged for three months in temperature-controlled, stainless-steel tanks before being bottled.