Cantina Gentili

In Caprino Veronese, where the Scaliger hills descend towards Lake Garda, Cantina Gentili measures each harvest by the relationship between the terrain and the lake. Enrico and Elisa Gentili lead a company founded in 1978, and nearly half a century of working with Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella has refined their understanding of the local microclimate, which differs significantly from neighboring areas and imparts a distinctive character to their Bardolino Superiore DOCG. The winery's sole denomination requires at least twelve months of aging and an alcohol content of 12%, parameters that here are not mere formalities but the framework within which the wine gains depth without losing its vibrancy. The result bears the clear imprint of a hillside that receives the breath of the water and the ventilation from the heights, creating a red of elegance rather than sheer power. Those who visit Caprino can experience this firsthand: a cellar tour, glass in hand, reveals how the same grape variety changes its voice just a few hundred meters from the shore, and why this corner of Bardolino deserves a stop.

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