Corte Cariano igt 2018

Red wine

• 93 POINTS – James Suckling Nov. 2016  

 As its beautiful ruby color announces, Corte Cariano is a lively and joyful wine.

 On the nose, the aromas are those of cherries, blackberries, plums and sweet spices. This round and bodied wine, has also other harsher notes of humus and liquorice.

 The mouth offers fine and polished tannins and a beautiful freshness. Light and full, with a wraparound finish that leaves a pleasant fruity feeling. It is a great value for money.

This unusual example of Corvina Veronese – the Veneto area’s most important grape variety, vinified on its own – is a successful expression of the family’s age-old traditional method of drying the grapes for a brief period. 

Cépage Corvina Veronese 100%.  

Zone de production  San Pietro in Cariano and Pedemonte di Valpolicella. Altitude 400 meters above sea level. Very varied soil; principally limestone over glacial drift.

Alcool 13,5%

Suggestions de service Servir à 16°C.  Corte Cariano is ideal with flavourful soups or dishes with mushrooms or truffle, fresh pasta dishes with meat sauces or richly flavoured red meat recipes. 

Since the 18th century, the Brunelli name has always been closely connected to San Pietro in Cariano, the main village of the Classic Valpolicella area, one of the most charming wine districts in Italy. It is in this area that the Brunelli family has handed down from generation to generation the ancient passion which has made its wines known and appreciated all over the world. A mineral soil and rich in limestone, a rare and wonderful mosaic of indigenous grape varieties, a Mediterranean climate influenced by the breezes coming from the lake nearby and an ideal South-Southwest exposure which combines with a skillful and passionate work in the vineyards and with the appassimento technique, favouring the concentration of sugars and extractive substances.  We discover, in fact, that the Amarone Campo del Titari, with its forthright style that pulls no punches, is the very image of a determined and enigmatic craftsman of the soil like Luigi Brunelli. The Estate is now in the hands of Alberto, of his parents Luciana and Luigi who, sharing together a great expertise and passion, have created a special range of wines that distinguishes themselves for both the virile and feminine values they express.

“It was August, and I was on my way to Verona to listen to the opera in the Arena when I stopped by the renowned Brunelli Estate. I was impressed by the cellar where the Amarone ages and the many awards hanging on the walls. But what struck me most was the pride in which Alberto explained the intricate process of preparing for the first grapes of the harvest. They were anticipating the culmination of an entire year’s worth of work, and not even a small detail could go wrong! That’s more than just dedication; that is what I call amore.”