Corvina Cà Palazzina
I.G.TCorvina is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety. Its name is likely to originate from the very dark color of its grapes ("nero corvina" is the Italian for "raven black"), but it is more likely to come from the local dialect: Cruina (crua = "acerba", the Italian for "unripe") due to its ripeness difficulties.
Corvina grape is one of the noblest autochthonous grapes of the area of Verona. Crossed with other local grapes, it results in prestigious D.O.C. wines of Veneto.
In our line: Cà Palazzina – Corvina: we propose it pure as varietal.
Fully obtained from the grapes harvested in the homonymous estate owned by winery Albino Piona in San Rocco di S. Giorgio in Salici, Sona, Verona - Italy
The estate lies 10 km from Peschiera del Garda.
- Organoleptic properties
light ruby red.
To the nose, it is fresh and fragranced, with scents of cherry and strawberry.
In the mouth, it is spicy, soft and elegant.
- Grapes Varieties
- Corvina 100%
- Vineyards
- grapes come from vineyards of own property at Tenuta Cà Palazzina in S. Giorgio in Salici – Sona Verona.
- Altitude
- 150-200 MSL
- Soil
- Morainic hills south of Lake Garda.
- Cultivation
- Grown on espalier
- Vineyard Age
- 20/25 years
- No. of Stumps
- 5,000 stumps/ha
- Yield
- 90 quintals/hectare
- Harvest
- end September – begin October
- Vinification
traditional red wine vinification; grapes are destemmed and crushed. After a short cold steeping, alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperature with short daily replacements takes place. At the racking, you get an elegant, fragranced and medium structured wine. Refinement in stainless steel tanks for at least six months before bottling.
- The producer recommends
as a medium structured wine, it is ideal all the meal round. Recommended with first courses, white meat and lake fish.
- Serving Temperature
- 12 – 15 °C
- Alcohol Content
- 12,5 % Vol.
