Corte Giara Millesimato
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic Venetian cicchetti, delicate seafood antipasti, and light vegetable risottos.
✨ Technical Specifications
Corte Giara was established in 1989 by the historic Allegrini family, renowned pioneers of Valpolicella, with the vision of creating approachable, high-quality wines that faithfully express the diverse terroirs of the Veneto. This Millesimato Prosecco is a vintage-dated sparkling wine crafted predominantly from the Glera grape, grown in the sun-drenched, well-drained clay and limestone hills of the Prosecco DOC. Utilizing the Martinotti-Charmat method, the wine undergoes a secondary fermentation in pressurized stainless steel tanks, a technique designed to preserve the delicate, fresh aromatics of white flowers, golden apple, and pear. The term 'Millesimato' proudly highlights that the grapes are harvested from a single exceptional vintage, offering a pure and vibrant snapshot of that year's growing season in northeastern Italy.
🍾 About the Producer
Rooted in Fumane since the sixteenth century and established as a formal agricultural estate in 1854, Allegrini stands as a definitive pillar of modern Valpolicella viticulture. The estate was radically modernized during the mid-twentieth century by Giovanni Allegrini, whose pioneering vision replaced traditional pergola veronese with Guyot training and shifted regional emphasis to single-cru terroirs. Encompassing over 150 hectares across Valpolicella Classica and expanding into Lugana, the estate's topographies feature steep, southeast-facing limestone-clay hillsides and high-altitude chalk plateaus. Viticulture emphasizes sustainability, certified under Equalitas and Biodiversity Friend frameworks. In the cellar, Allegrini mastered modern appassimento, minimizing oxidation while capturing intense aromatics and silky texture. Benchmark expressions include the monumental Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, the historic single-vineyard La Grola, the pure Corvina benchmark La Poja, and the innovative double-fermented Palazzo della Torre, alongside the versatile, contemporary tier of regional bottlings under Corte Giara.
🍇 Grapes
Glera (min 85%)