2023 Giuseppe Quintarelli Primofiore Veneto IGT, Italy Claridad Vineyard: Various sites near Mautern

Vineyard: Various sites near Mautern

but there’s still a balancing acidity that won’t weigh down a meal

the indigenous variety in the Conca de Barbera DO

destemmed and co-fermented spontaneously with native yeasts in concrete tanks

freshness of a young rum

2023 Giuseppe Quintarelli Primofiore Veneto IGT, Italy Claridad Vineyard: Various sites near MauternThe Primofiore is the youngest red release from Giuseppe Quintarelli's estate, meaning first flower in Italian. Its a precise blend50% Corvina & Corvinone and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Francselected for approachability without sacrificing structure. After harvest, the grapes are partially dried for about a month, fermented, then aged roughly one year in large Slavonian oak casks.