2015 Puligny-Montrachet “Les Chalumaux”Comtesse de Chérisey
France | Burgundy
$120
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This red is the exception to the rule at Quintarelli. It is aged for only two to three years—as opposed to seven—and only the Cabernet is partially dried. The Corvina and Corvinone are pressed directly after harvest. The resulting Primofiore, which translates to “first flower” because it is the youngest red-wine release every year, is the freshest rosso of the bunch.
—Tom Wolf
Wine Type: | red |
Vintage: | 2017 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | 50% Corvina and Corvinone, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc |
Appellation: | Veneto IGT |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Veneto |
Producer: | Giuseppe Quintarelli |
Winemaker: | Quintarelli Family |
Vineyard: | 30 years average |
Soil: | Limestone and Basalt |
Aging: | After pressing and fermentation, wine is aged for several years in Slavonian oak barrels |
Farming: | Traditional |
Alcohol: | 13.5% |
Giuseppe Quintarelli Italy | Veneto | Valpolicella
Giuseppe Quintarelli Italy | Veneto
Giuseppe Quintarelli Italy | Veneto | Veneto IGT
Giuseppe Quintarelli Italy | Veneto | Veneto IGT
Giuseppe Quintarelli Italy | Veneto | Recioto della Valpolicella
Giuseppe Quintarelli Italy | Veneto | Recioto della Valpolicella
Italy’s most prolific wine region by volume, the Veneto is the source of some of the country’s most notorious plonk: you’ll find oceans of insipid Pinot Grigo, thin Bardolino, and, of course, the ubiquitous Prosecco. And yet, the Veneto produces the highest proportion of DOC wine of any Italian region: home to prestigious appellations like Valpolicella, Amarone, and Soave, it is capable of excelling in all three colors, with equally great potential in the bubbly and dessert departments.
With almost 200,000 acres planted, the Veneto has a wealth of terroirs split between the Po Valley and the foothills of the Alps. While the rich soils of the flatlands are conducive to mechanization, high yields, and mass production of bulk wine, the areas to the north offer a fresher climate and a diversity of poor soil types, ideal for food-friendly wines that show a sense of place. Whether it’s a charming Prosecco Superiore from the Glera grape, a stony Soave or Gambellara from Garganega, or a Corvina-based red in any style, the Veneto’s indigenous grape varieties show real character when worked via traditional production methods.
Since his first visit in 1979, Kermit has regularly returned to the Veneto to enjoy its richness of fine wines and local cuisine. Our collaboration with Corte Gardoni, our longest-running Italian import, is a testament to this. The proximity of beautiful cities like Verona and Venice, with their deep culinary heritage, certainly doesn’t hurt, either.
Corte Gardoni Italy | Veneto | Bianco di Custoza
Gregoletto Italy | Veneto | Colli Trevigiani
Davide Vignato Italy | Veneto
Gregoletto Italy | Veneto | Colli Trevigiani Verdiso
Giuseppe Quintarelli Italy | Veneto | Amarone della Valpolicella
Sommariva Italy | Veneto | Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Superiore
Giuseppe Quintarelli Italy | Veneto | Valpolicella
Davide Vignato Italy | Veneto | Gambellara
Corte Gardoni Italy | Veneto | Corvina Veronese IGT
Davide Vignato Italy | Veneto | Gambellara, Veneto Bianco
Giuseppe Quintarelli Italy | Veneto
Living wines have ups and downs just as people do, periods of glory and dog days, too. If wine did not remind me of real life, I would not care about it so much.
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