Bardolino Superiore

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The morainic hills on the eastern shore of Lake Garda were formed by glaciers that shaped the territory into a series of concentric hill ridges facing toward the lake.
• The soils of the zone are extremely variable and generally gravelly and deep; owing to their composition and structure, they warm up fairly quickly at the end of winter.
• The hillside soils on the north-facing slopes are normally covered with woodland, while the others, benefiting from a favourable aspect, support vineyards and olive groves.
• The climate of the zone is characterised by warm but not oppressively hot summers and mild winters, making it possible to cultivate olive trees and lending it a Mediterranean character.
• Within the production zone, the Classica area around the commune of Bardolino stands out as the oldest-established district, closest to the lake and endowed with distinctive climatic and environmental characteristics.

• In 1926 the first voluntary Consorzio for the protection of Bardolino as a typical wine was established.
• Producers work almost exclusively with native varieties, in particular Corvina Veronese alongside Rondinella in the less productive biotypes, which bear smaller berries.
• Growers generally use the double curtain training system on flat terrain and Guyot pruning on sloping hillside sites, with vineyards planted at a relatively high vine density.

• The wine is deep ruby in colour with garnet highlights, offering aromas of small red fruits, flowers, and spice, with a savoury, light-bodied palate showing fruity hints and modest ageing potential.
• The wine evokes memories of cherry, marasca cherry, ripe strawberry, and blackberry, together with spiced notes of cinnamon, clove, and black pepper.

• On the soils closest to the lake's shoreline, where the climate is particularly mild and diurnal temperature ranges are pronounced, the wines show good phenolic ripeness and marked fruity aromas of strawberry and raspberry.
• The morainic soils, with their varied structure and relatively modest chemical composition, impart greater body to the wine along with its characteristic savouriness and easy drinkability.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0437
• Official trade body site — Consorzio di Tutela Chiaretto e Bardolino