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Corte Gardoni Bardolino Le Fontane 2025

Price: $25.00
Tasting notes

Le Fontane is a light Bardolino built on indigenous Corvina and Rondinella, with cranberry, black pepper, and gentle tannin reported across recent vintages. Past vintages have shown sour cherry, wild strawberry, and peppery, herbal tones, and the wine takes well to a slight chill.

BodyFruitTanninAcidity
CranberryCherryBlack PepperWild Strawberry
Wine details

Dry/Sweet:, Dry
Wine Type:, Red Wine
Wine Style:, Light Body
Grapes:, Corvina, Rondinella
Farming:, Sustainable
Vintage:, 2025
Alcohol:,
Country:, Italy
Region:, Veneto
Appellation:, Bardolino DOC
Bottle Size:, 750ml
Sugar Level:, Zero Added Sugar

  • Style: Light-bodied red Bardolino; cranberry, cherry, and black pepper notes; takes a slight chill
  • Grapes & Terroir: 60% Corvina, 40% Rondinella; sustainably farmed vines on the eastern shores of Lake Garda
  • Winemaking: Fermented in stainless steel; bottled early to preserve freshness
  • Serving: Serve slightly chilled
  • Pairing: Pizza bianca, Margherita pizza, light charcuterie, fresh cheeses, herb-forward antipasti
  • Similar To: Other light Corvina-based reds from Bardolino and Valpolicella

Corte Gardoni Bardolino Le Fontane is a red wine made by the Piccoli family in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy, near the eastern shores of Lake Garda. The blend is 60% Corvina and 40% Rondinella, both indigenous Veneto varieties. The fruit comes from sustainably farmed vines, ferments in stainless steel, and is bottled early to preserve freshness. The estate was founded by Gianni Piccoli in 1971 and is run today by his three sons Mattia, Stefano, and Andrea.

Importer notes suggest serving slightly chilled with pizza bianca. Other Le Fontane pairings cited by retailers include Margherita pizza, light charcuterie, fresh cheeses, and herb-forward antipasti.

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Producer profile

Corte Gardoni

Documents show the Piccoli family has owned vineyards in the Veneto since the year 1600. Gianni Piccoli grew up surrounded by orchards, and when an estate with extensive vineyards came up for sale in 1971 he bought it. For several years the grapes were sold to local cooperatives, but in 1980 Gianni broke those ties and began producing his own wine, focusing on the character of the grapes and terroir. Gianni passed away in 2020 with nearly fifty vintages at the helm of Corte Gardoni.

The Piccolis' vineyards occupy around 23 hectares, with the rest of the property encompassing orchards, forests, olive trees, and arable land, from which the family also produces fruit, olive oil, and a balsamic-style vinegar made from apples. Farming at Corte Gardoni is sustainable, described by one retailer as the equivalent of lutte raisonnée in France, with cover crops planted in the vineyards to increase soil fertility and promote biodiversity.

Corte Gardoni is run today by Gianni's three sons: Mattia is in charge of the cellar, Stefano manages the vineyards, and Andrea helps both of his brothers and handles commercialization. For Le Fontane, the fruit ferments in stainless steel and goes into bottle early to capture maximum freshness.

Wine region

Veneto, Italy

Bardolino is a light red wine made on the eastern shores of Lake Garda, in the Veneto region of north-eastern Italy, with its DOC title granted in 1968. The Veneto has nearly 200,000 acres planted across terroirs split between the Po Valley and the foothills of the Alps, with the cooler northern areas offering poor soils suited to food-friendly wines.

Wines made in the original, traditional vineyard areas close to the lakeside town of Bardolino are designated as Classico. The Bardolino blend is led by Corvina, an Italian red grape known for sour cherry flavor and lighter structure, often paired with Rondinella.

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West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

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Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

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2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

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