Ponte Pietra, Merlot/Corvina

Ponte Pietra, Merlot/Corvina

Vintage: 2025

VintageProduct CodeFormatClosureAvailability
2025PP102A2512 x 75ScrewcapAvailable
2025PP102Z251 x 1000OtherAvailable
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Matt Thomson of Blank Canvas makes the Ponte Pietra wines at the Cantina di Monteforte. The name references Verona’s ‘Ponte Pietra’ (stone bridge), which dates back to Roman times, although vines had thrived on the hills outside Verona long before this bridge spanned the Adige River.

The Ponte Pietra wines are fruit-forward and expressive. The white is lifted and fresh with a lovely balance on the palate, while the red is Veronese in style: fresh, unoaked with cherry aromas. The Rosato has an attractive pale pink colour drawn from a brief period of contact with the skins of the black grapes. These wines offer exceptional value for money.

Vineyards

The fruit for the Merlot Corvina is grown in vineyards situated next to the Soave zone in the Val d‘Alpone. The Merlot is grown on the warm, sheltered plains on clay soils, and the Corvina in the foothills on tufaceous basalt soils. All the vineyards have excellent exposure, which helps ensure complete ripeness.

Vinification

The grapes were hand harvested, destemmed, crushed and pumped into stainless steel tanks. 25% of the juice was drained from the tank to increase the ratio of skins to juice, resulting in a wine with greater colour and flavour. The wine was pumped over the cap every hour in the early stages to allow for further extraction. It was left in contact with the skins for four to five days, and fermentation took place at temperatures up to 30°C. After pressing, the wine was aged in stainless steel tanks until bottling.

Tasting Notes & Technical Details

This is a delicious blend in which the soft blackberry of the Merlot melds in harmony with Corvina's characteristic cherry blossom and ripe cherry pie character. A fresh and well-balanced wine.

Alcohol (ABV)

12%

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