Wine name: Bardolino Chiaretto
Appellation: BARDOLINO CHIARETTO DOC
Zone: Custoza (Sommacampagna, province of Verona)
Blend: 55% Corvina 35% Rondinella 10% Molinara
Vineyard age (year of planting): Corvina 1911 & 2013 Rondinella 1911 & 2013
Soil Type: Morainic
Exposure: South
Altitude:160 meters above sea level
Colour: Light pink
Nose: Floral, golden delicious apples
Flavour: Sapid, full, citrus fruit, apple, peach, slightly bitter finish
History
Azienda Agricola Cavalchina is located in Custoza, a district of Sommacampagna, province of Verona
The estate was established at the beginning of the 1900s, when the first vineyards were purchased. The cellar was built later and part of it was used as a distillery of grape marc till 1967. In 1962 Cavalchina was the first winery to call the white wine of this area (a blend of Fernanda, Trebbiano and Garganega grapes) “Custoza” and to sell it in Rome and in Milan, the most important markets of the time. Only the grape varietals that are most suited for the area are grown, yields are kept low and only the best clusters go into the wine that is bottled. Modern technology is used in the cellar, but tradition is also respected. The wines produced are: Bianco di Custoza DOC, Bardolino DOC, Bardolino Chiaretto, Bardolino Superiore DOCG.
