Castelnuovo del Garda 2019 Bardolino
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Bardolino is grown on the eastern side of Lake Garda and is similar to its neighbour Valpolicella, perhaps a little lighter in body. Notes of red cherrires, black pepper and red flowers with bright acidity and gentle tannins. A great red for serving cool, and is suitable for salmon, tuna and antipasti.
QUICK FACTS
PRODUCER
Castelnuovo del Garda
GRAPE VARIETIES
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
TYPE
Red Wines
The Wine Region
Veneto
Veneto is the largest of Italy's vineyards covering a large part of NE Italy from the Alps to the north to the fertile plains of the Po River basin in the south. It is no surprise the the best vineyards are on the slopes with the industrial wine coming from the flats. This region is the home of some of the country's most famous DOCs Soave, Valpolicella and Prosecco to name a few. Soave and Valpolicella are next door neighbours and are both composed of limestone and basaltic formations. Soave is potentially one of Italy's great white wines: a regions that is exploring its zones in developing a cru system. Valpolicella is already established as one of the great sources of red wines in the north of Italy reaching its peak with the very best producers of Amarone.
Prosecco has undergone one of the biggest booms to occur anywhere in the world of wine. From humble beginnings which was essentially just two communes, Valdobbiadene and Conegliano, Prosecco has spread like wildfire across the plains and hills of NE Italy.
