Northern Italy offers some of the most well known red grape varieties grown in the country, including Nebbiolo, Barbera and Corvina which is the main grape used in Amarone and Valpolicella wines.

One of the most important regions in Northern Italy is Veneto in the northeast, and here close to the Garda lake we find Bardolino. The wine we try now is La Corte del Pozzo 2023 from Fasoli Gino, nr 2340 at Systembolaget at 109 SEK.

Fasoli Gino has produced wine according to ecological principles since the 1990s, and all the vineyards are certified. Today the company is led by Matteo Fasoli.

The wine has a pale ruby red colour, and on the nose we find youthful red berry notes like cherries, strawberries and raspberries, which are accompanied by herbal notes and on the palate we sense similar notes with crisp acidity and smooth quite light level of tannins and medium body.

This wine is very easy to drink even without food, and also enjoyable served quite chilled. It is however very easy to also pair with food, such as vegetables, chicken, lighter meat dishes but also fish dishes because of the high level of acidity combined with low level of soft tannins. The wine goes superbly well with creamy herbal sauces which pair greatly with the high acidity as well!

All in all, a very priceworthy wine and we give it 82/100 points.