Cascina San Vincenzo
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-cooked beef stews, mature aged cheeses like Parmigiano-Reggiano, and roasted game meats.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the rolling, sun-drenched hills of the Illasi Valley in Veneto, Cascina San Vincenzo represents Pasqua's dedicated venture into certified organic viticulture. This Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG is crafted from a traditional blend of Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella grapes, harvested from a single estate where clay and limestone soils impart a distinct mineral backbone. Following the ancient Veronese 'appassimento' tradition, the grapes are carefully dried in specialized fruit drying rooms (fruttaio) for several months, concentrating their sugars, acids, and flavors. After a slow fermentation, the wine is aged in oak casks, resulting in a deeply complex, velvety red that harmonizes rich notes of dark cherry, dried plum, and cocoa with a refined, sustainable modern philosophy.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in Verona in 1925 by the Pasqua brothers, Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine has evolved across three generations into one of the Veneto's most daring and innovative producers, epitomized by its self-styled 'House of the Unconventional' philosophy. Anchored in Valpantena and eastern Valpolicella, the estate's primary vineyards—including parcels around Mizzole and the Cecilia Beretta research property—span clay, limestone, and volcanic basalt soils at altitudes of 200 to 350 meters, cooled by Alpine breezes from the Monti Lessini. Viticulture blends certified Equalitas sustainability with targeted certified organic vineyard management. Winemaking marries classical Venetian techniques with bold experimentation, balancing traditional appassimento regimens with contemporary multi-vintage blending. Benchmark releases include the flagship Amarone della Valpolicella Mai Dire Mai, the multi-vintage Bianco Veneto Hey French, 11 Minutes Rosé, and the Passione e Sentimento range, alongside expressive single-varietal expressions of Garganega, Corvina, and international cultivars.