Chateau Puech-Haut Prestige Rouge 2021 vs Corte Giara La Groletta Ripasso della Valpolicella 2023
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| Availability | In stock | In stock |
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| Best current price | £22.96 | £22.96 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Chateau Puech-Haut | Allegrini Corte Giara |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Syrah, Grenache | Corvina, Rondinella |
| Region | Languedoc | Veneto |
| Country | France | Italy |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Chateau Puech-Haut Prestige Rouge 2021
' Nestled between the shores of the Mediterranean and the foothills of the Cevennes, the Puech-Haut estate extends over more than one hundred and fifty hectares. The castle was built there with good reason: an ideal climate, passionate men and land covered with pudding stones (galets), made famous in Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Through wine, the personalities and the richness of an entire region are also expressed and shared. Thus, the wines of Chateau Puech-Haut are all steeped in history and endowed with a singular identity and a strong character. The history of Chateau Puech-Haut is closely linked to that of its founder, Gerard Bru. A man who, after a successful industrial career, decided to leave everything behind to reconnect with his roots: The land of Languedoc. This region of southern France was already full of history for Gerard. It was on this land that he was introduced to vineyards by his grandfather. And it is also here that his father worked as intendant of the National School of Agronomy of Montpellier. It was there, at the time just scrubland and wild olive groves, that he built his dream. '
Corte Giara La Groletta Ripasso della Valpolicella 2023
Corte Giara started life in 1989 as the negociant label of famed Valpolicella producer Allegrini. Over several years Corte Giara purchased the vineyards they source from, and now all grapes are estate-grown. Throughout this evolution, the Allegrini family have made these wines with the same attention to detail that their Valpolicella estate is famed for. As a result, the Corte Giara wines have a reputation for quality that sets them apart from most of the Veronese wines produced at this level. The vineyards are situated on south-east facing hillsides in the Valpolicella DOC, at an altitude of 180-250 metres above sea level. Soils here comprise of calcareous stone and clay. The vines average over 34 years of age and are trained using the Arbour training system, and grow at a density of approximately 3,000 vines per hectare. This wine was made using the traditional Veronese “Ripasso” technique. The grapes were destemmed and gently crushed before being fermented in temperature controlled stainless-steel tanks, with daily pumping over. A second fermentation was started by adding Amarone pomace to the must, to add body and depth, continuing for eight to ten days. The wine was aged for four months in stainless-steel tanks, and then in large Slavonian oak barrels for 11 months prior to bottling.
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