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Riviera del Garda Classico DOC

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IL PROGETTODOCRIVIERA DEL GARDA CLASSICOAAIT08719113Denominazione di Origine Controllata

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Lake Garda's rosé DOC, home of Chiaretto, a pale pink wine pressed after a single night on the skins, a technique credited to Pompeo Molmenti in 1896. Groppello leads the blend and gives wild strawberry, white peach, rose and a faint bitter almond finish with lively acidity and a light saline touch. The Valtènesi reds from Groppello are pale, peppery and cherry-scented. It's an ideal lake wine, meant for lake fish and the first warm evenings.

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  • Costaripa

    Riviera del Garda Classico Valtènesi Chiaretto RosaMara

    The Chiaretto reference from Mattia Vezzola; pale onion-skin color, strawberry, peach and a saline finish.

    $18 to $24Wine-Searcher
  • Pasini San Giovanni

    Riviera del Garda Classico Valtènesi Chiaretto

    Organic family estate; crisp, floral, with rosehip and white peach.

    $16 to $22Wine-Searcher
  • Costaripa

    Riviera del Garda Classico Valtènesi Groppello Maim

    The serious Groppello red of the zone; cherry, black pepper, dried herbs, fine tannin.

    $30 to $40Wine-Searcher