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Tenuta Villa Bellini

San Pietro in Cariano · Verona (VR)
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Established
An 18th-century villa estate at Castelrotto revived as a small, precision-organic Valpolicella winery
Yearly production
estate (Valpolicella Classica, organic)
Location
Castelrotto, comune of San Pietro in Cariano, province of Verona — in the Valpolicella Classica
Verona (VR)
Vineyard area
4 ha
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Molinara, plus old Veronese varieties, on terraced east/south-east slopes at ~150 m

Appellations

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCGValpolicella DOC

History

Tenuta Villa Bellini is built around an 18th-century villa on the hillside of Castelrotto, in the Valpolicella Classica commune of San Pietro in Cariano.

Its four hectares of vineyard form a carefully preserved 'brolo', a walled garden on terraced east- and south-east-facing slopes at around 150 metres, farmed organically with native Veronese varieties.

The wines are made in the estate's historic cellar, with the oenologist Erica Preosto coordinating vineyard and cellar and Enrico Nicolis consulting, and include the Amarone 'Centenarie'.

Wines

Illustrative selection
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 'Centenarie'
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG · Corvina / Corvinone / Rondinella
The estate's organic Amarone from old vines.
Valpolicella Classico Superiore
Valpolicella DOC · Corvina / Corvinone / Rondinella
A precision-organic Valpolicella Superiore.
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG · Corvina / Corvinone / Rondinella
The estate's Amarone.
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