2025 Tenuta La Ca Chiaretto Bardolino Classico DOC ‘Chieto’, Veneto, Italy

$24.99

The Giambenini family has deep roots in farming and agriculture in Italy’s Veneto region. When Pietro and Aldo Giambenini helped their father plant vines on the family farm in the early 2000’s, they couldn’t have known that more than a decade later, they would be harvesting those grapes for their own wines. Until 2018, when the brothers returned home to Bardolino — a small appellation on the southwestern edge of Lake Garda — the family primarily sold their fruit. Recognizing the potential of Bardolino’s terroir, Pietro and Aldo decided to change that. Formed over millions of years, Bardolino is defined by an amphitheater of morainic hills surrounding Italy’s largest lake, with sandy, limestone-rich soils and a cool, Mediterranean-influenced microclimate. heir vineyards, located in Calmasino di Bardolino, less than a kilometer from the lake, fall within the appellation’s “Classico” zone — the most historic area, known for its pure Mediterranean character. In keeping with this tradition, Pietro and Aldo aim to keep their cuvées in line with the Bardolino legacy, crafting wines of balance, freshness, and drinkability. Working with both local varieties like Corvina, Rondinella, and Corvinone, as well as the more globally recognized Cabernet Franc and Pinot Blanc, their focus is on quality farming first to allow for a minimal-intervention approach in the cellar.

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