Ettore | Tantini

TYPE: Rosso Veronese IGT
GRAPE: corvina veronese 80% and merlot 20%
ORIGIN: Italy, Veneto
AGEING POTENTIAL: 7-8 years
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 16-18° C
GLASS: wide red wine glass
ALCOHOL: 14% vol.
FORMAT: 75 cl

THE WINE

TECHNICAL SPECIFICS

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NOTES BY OUR SOMMELIERS

👁 a beautiful, deep ruby red colour with garnet reflections;

👃🏻 the nose expresses complex and evolved floral notes (violet and marjoram above all), fruity notes (currant, cherry) together with more complex ones, from star anise to vanilla, from chocolate to liquorice;

👄 the palate reveals itself to be a full-bodied wine, decidedly rich, with the warm and ripe component balancing the fresh and savoury sensations; the tannin is smooth.

FOOD PAIRINGS

An important wine, which requires pairings with equally flavoursome and persistent dishes: try it with red meats, especially grilled, game but also pies and mature cheeses.

WINE-MAKING AND REFINEMENT

Blend of corvina veronese and merlot, whose grapes grow in 2 vineyards with great potential with glacial, gravelly, calcareous and alluvial soils at a slight altitude (100 metres above sea level). The indigenous corvina grapes are dried in 4 kg plateaux for 20 days (according to typical Veronese traditions), while the merlot grapes are vinified as soon as they are picked. This is followed by destemming, crushing, maceration and fermentation in stainless steel at a controlled temperature of 28° C divided by each of the two varieties. During vinification, delestage is carried out to favour the extraction of polyphenols. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in French barriques, further ageing in barriques for 24 months, and 10 months' maturation in bottles.

YOU WILL LOVE IT FOR...

its character.

ORIGIN

TERROIR

The Giovanna Tantini farm is located in the municipalities of Castelnuovo del Garda and Sona, in the province of Verona, on the morainic hills overlooking Lake Garda. Vines on the hills of Lake Garda have been around since the Bronze Age. The Romans then produced wine in the various rural villas whose remains have been found in various parts of the lake (Sirmione, Desenzano). Production continued in the Middle Ages in the monasteries around the lake. Today, well-tended vineyards and olive groves characterise the landscape of the hills surrounding the coast. The southern part of Lake Garda is characterised by the gentle hills of the morainic amphitheatre that embraces the coast from east to west: these are the reliefs formed by the accumulation of debris transported by the glacier that gave life to the lake during the glaciations. These are lands especially suited to the cultivation of vines.
In Veneto, the presence of the mountain ranges and the vast portion of the plains gives considerable temperature ranges between summer and winter, mitigated in the vicinity of Lake Garda and in the coastal area. Veneto is the leading region in Italy in terms of wine production; it is also rich in indigenous grape varieties, including Garganega, Trebbiano di Soave, prosecco (or Glera) white grapes, Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara and Raboso, and the semi-unknown black berry Turca.

In terms of soils, the Veneto region is characterised by alluvial and volcanic soils, which allows for the production of numerous types of wines, from light and drinkable to full-bodied and important.

WINERY

In just a few years, Giovanna Tantini has carved out an important place for herself in the world of wine thanks to a carefully planned and high quality wine production, ever since she left her job as a lawyer in 2000 to start making wine. The vineyards are located in Castelnuovo del Garda, a few steps from the lake.
The climate is ventilated, with the rows of vines located on limestone soils, which create ideal conditions for fresh wines with excellent personality. Giovanna works with the typical varieties of the area, perfect for expressing the potential of the territory to the highest levels: corvina, rondinella, molinara, garganega, trebbiano together with international varieties such as merlot and chardonnay. In the vineyard and in the cellar, management is meticulous, often characterised by long ageing periods.
The winery has 11 hectares of vines, for a small, excellent production.