Cantico dei Cantici Collezione Paolo e Carlo
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2031
🍷 Vintage Profile
The 2023 growing season in Verona tested vignerons with widespread spring rainfall that elevated downy mildew pressure, demanding rigorous conventional canopy interventions to preserve bunch integrity. A blistering mid-summer heatwave accelerated maturity, but late-season diurnal shifts and September sunshine allowed Corvina and Rondinella to reach balanced phenolic ripeness while retaining fresh natural acidity. Across the Veneto, 2023 produced vibrant, aromatically lifted reds with medium concentration and fine-grained tannins rather than sheer power. As of 2026, this bottling is entering its prime drinking window and should show charming freshness and structured fruit expression through 2030.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Braised beef short ribs, rosemary roasted lamb chops, aged Monte Veronese cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Rooted in the limestone, morainic, and volcanic foothills surrounding Verona, this cuvée brings together indigenous Corvina with complementary international varieties such as Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Stainless steel fermentation preserves pristine primary red fruit, supplemented by partial oak influence to soften the structure. The design and presentation take inspiration from the lyrical themes of the Song of Songs, emphasizing lush texture and aromatic warmth.
🍾 About the Producer
Vila Annone is an expressive Veronese wine brand crafted under the aegis of Contri Spumanti S.p.A., a renowned viticultural enterprise established in 1959 by Luciano Contri and directed today by enologist Paolo Contri. Anchored in the foothills of Cazzano di Tramigna northeast of Verona, the estate draws grapes from the morainic, volcanic, and alluvial soils spanning from Lake Garda to the eastern borders of the Veneto. Vila Annone pays homage to regional romance and classic literary culture, infusing its flagship cuvée, Cantico dei Cantici Collezione Paolo e Carlo, with quotes from the biblical Song of Songs celebrating love and wine. Vinified primarily from native Corvina alongside international varieties such as Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, the wines undergo temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel to preserve fruit vitality before gentle maturation. The resulting profile yields ripe dark cherries, subtle wild herbs, and velvety tannins, balancing Verona’s generous terroir with supple, contemporary drinkability.
🍇 Grapes
Corvina, Rondinella
🍷 ABV
15%