Corte Giara La Groletta Ripasso della Valpolicella 2023 vs Volnay, En Caillerets, 1er Cru, Benjamin Leroux, Burgundy 2022

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.