Ca' La Biodna 2024 Valpolicella Classico 750ml
$25.99
Grapes: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Molinara
Region: DOC Valpolicella Classico, Veneto, Italy
Farming practices: Organic, low-intervention
Tasting notes: Great with a light chill! Light bodied, juicy cherries, savory herbs, and a hint of white pepper.
About: Ca' la Bionda is located in the commune of Marano di Valpolicella in the heart of the Classico zone of Valpolicella. Founded by Pietro Castellani in 1902, the estate is comprised of over 29 hectares of vineyards that range from the old-vine, pergola-trained parcels carved into hillside terraces from which Alessandro makes the savory and powerful Amarone and Ripasso wines to the guyot-trained parcels of the flagship vineyard, CasalVegri. All of Ca' la Bionda’s vines are rooted in limestone-rich soils that bring out a chalky minerality in their Corvina-based wines, unlike almost any other producer in the region. Practicing organic farming for a generation (certified for 7 years), Alessandro and his brother Nicola — their family’s fourth generation — have carefully selected the best of their own vines to propagate as they plant new sites.
