BERTANI Due Uve Rosso Pinot Nero Corvina, Bertani 2007 Grape Varieties 50% Corvina 50% Pinot Nero Food Matching Note: Medium-light and delicious, ideal as an aperitif or with salads and pasta. Tasting Note: Intense ruby red with a hint of garnet on the rim. Intense fresh red fruit nose with hints of dried fruit and vanilla. Excellent balance of Pinot tannins and luscious tasty Corvina in the mouth. Grape: Corvina is a classic local Valpolicella variety, paired here with the international Pinot Noir. Location: From vineyards near Lake Garda in the North East of Italy. Flavour: Medium-light bodied blend of lush cherry Corvina and seriously structured Pinot Noir. USP: Very clever blend of the best of Italy and the best of France. Combined: Medium-light bodied blend of lush cherry Corvina and seriously structured Pinot Noir combining the best of Italy with the best of France. Vinification Note: The Pinot Noir is grown on medium-density ferric soils in the foothills of the Alps near Breganze, while the Corvina vineyards are in the South of the Valpolicella Valpantena zone. Both varieties are planted at a density of 5000 plants per hectare. After harvest around the end of September both varieties are vinified separately with five day pre fermentation macerations at 8C, followed by around ten days fermenting at between 20C and 22C. The Pinot Noir is then aged in a mixture of second and third use barriques and 800 litre Slavonian oak vats. The Corvina is aged in glass-lined cement tanks. Find this wine at www.winestore.co.uk Price: £55.37 (Including VAT at 20%)