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Technical Information

Wine Blend Vine Age Soil Type Vineyard Area*
Custoza “Greoto”
50% Garganega, 25% Trebbiano, 10% Trebbianello, 10% Cortese, 5% Manzoni Bianco 15 - 50 years Moraine 23 ha total
Bardolino Chiaretto “Nichesole”
50% Corvina, 25% Rondinella, 25% Molinara, Barbera & Sangiovese 15 - 50 years Moraine 23 ha total
Bardolino “Le Fontane”
60% Corvina, 40% Rondinella 15 - 50 years Moraine 23 ha total
Custoza “Mael”
40% Garganega, 20% Trebbiano, 20% Trebbianello, 20% Riesling 17 - 35 years Moraine 23 ha total
Corvina Veronese “Becco Rosso”
Corvina 25 years Moraine 23 ha total
Bardolino Superiore “Pràdicà”
65% Corvina, 25% Rondinella, 10% Sangiovese 20 - 45 years Moraine 23 ha total
* "ha" = hectares; one hectare equals roughly two and a half acres

VITICULTURE / VINIFICATION

• Vines are sustainably farmed, the equivalent of lutte raisonnée in France

• Cover crop planted in vineyards to increase soil fertility and promote biodiversity
• Corvina vines are Guyot trained; all other varieties are spurred Cordon

• Vines enjoy southeast sun exposure


Custoza “Greoto,” Custoza “Mael,” Bardolino Chiaretto “Nichesole”, and Bardolino “Le Fontane”:

• Yield: 10 metric tons per hectare

• Several months of aging in stainless steel before bottling

• Chiaretto is the local name for rosé
• Rosé made 50% by saignée and 50% by direct press; does not undergo malolactic fermentation

Bardolino Superiore “Pràdicà”:

• Yield: 8 metric tons per hectare

• One year of aging in 5-year-old and 30-year-old 30-hectoliter, used Slavonian oak botti

• The name “Pràdicà” derives from “prato di casa,” the field around the house


Corvina Veronese IGT “Becco Rosso”:

• Yield: 8 metric tons per hectare

• Eight months of aging in 30-hectoliter, used Slavonian oak botti

General Information

Country
Italy
Region
Veneto
Appellation(s)
Custoza, Bardolino, Bardolino Superiore, Corvina Veronese IGT
Producer
Piccoli Family
Founded
1971
Annual Production
15,000 cases
Farming
Sustainable
Website
http://www.cortegardoni.it/
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