VILLA
CALICANTUS

OUR WINES

A UNIQUE AND AUTHENTIC EXPRESSION OF BARDOLINO WINE AND LAKE GARDA

The ultimate goal of Villa Calicantus is to demonstrate how Bardolino can (re) become a wine for aging if the grapes from which it derives come from suitable vineyards and if then the wine is respected in the cellar. Our vineyards are located in three very suitable areas of Bardolino, different for microclimate, soils and exposure. Each wine comes from only one of these three areas, and within these areas, each wine is assigned certain parcels. In this way, each wine will tell the intrinsic story of a vintage, in a specific vineyard, in a specific sub-area of ​​Bardolino. In the cellar nothing is added except very low doses of sulfur, it is fermented with indigenous grape yeasts, it is decanted and bottled following the lunar cycles, it is not filtered and it is not clarified.

Degustazioni di vino a Bardolino Lago di Garda Villa Calicantus

BAG IN BOX

RED WINE
3 L.

Degustazioni di vino a Bardolino Lago di Garda Villa Calicantus

SOLLAZZO

SPARKLING ROSÈ
WINE

Chiar'Otto

Bardolino Classico
Chiaretto doc

Degustazioni di vino a Bardolino Lago di Garda Villa Calicantus

SORACUNA

Bardolino Classico DOC

LASSUPERIORA

BARDOLINO
SUPERIORE DOCG

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AVRESIR

Bardolino
Superiore DOCG

Degustazioni di vino a Bardolino Lago di Garda Villa Calicantus

OLD VINTAGES

SELECTED BOTTLES OF VARIOUS VINTAGES

Degustazioni di vino a Bardolino Lago di Garda Villa Calicantus

Extra virgin
olive oil

BAG IN BOX

RED WINE

WINE DATA SHEET

Grapes: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, Merlot.
Location: 165 meters a.s.l., 2km from Bardolino village.
Cultivation method: Simple pergola.
Vines’ ages: 5 and 52 years old.
Density: 3000 plants/ha.
Exposure: South.
Soil: moraine.
Harvest: manual in small boxes of 18kg, in September.
Fermentation: only with native yeasts, in concrete vats.
Ageing: six months in steel vats.
Filtration and clarification: none.

Degustazioni di vino a Bardolino Lago di Garda Villa Calicantus

Our breakfast wine. 
A light, easy drinking wine for every day (and every morning…)

SOLLAZZO

SPARKLING ROSÈ WINE

WINE DATA SHEET

Grapes: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, Sangiovese.
Location: 165 meters a.s.l., 2km from Bardolino village.
Cultivation method: Simple pergola.
Vines’ ages: 5 years old.
Density: 3500 plants/ha.
Yield/ha: 70t/ha.
Exposure: South/west.
Soil: moraine.
Harvest: manual in small boxes of 18kg, in September.
Fermentation: only with native yeasts, in steel vats. Re fermentation with his own juice
Ageing: seven months in steel vats.
Filtration and clarification: none.
Production: 3087 bottles 0,75lt.

 

ANALYSIS OF WINE:
Alcool 12%  Sugar 1,5g/l Acidità Totale 5,2g/l  Acidity 0,58g/l  Ph 3,47  Total sulphites 5mg/l.

Degustazioni di vino a Bardolino Lago di Garda Villa Calicantus

A sparkling rosè with red orange and pompelmo notes, that will bring sun in your life like his name says (in Italian “Sollazzo” means “Enjoy the sun”)

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Chiar'Otto

Bardolino Classico Chiaretto DOC

DATA SHEET

Grapes: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, Sangiovese.
Location: 165 meters a.s.l., 2km from Bardolino village.
Cultivation method: Simple pergola.
Vines’ ages: 54 years old.
Density: 3500 plants/ha.
Yield/ha: 60t/ha.
Exposure: South/west.
Soil: moraine.
Harvest: manual in small boxes of 18kg, in September.
Fermentation: only with native yeasts, in 225lt wood vats.
Ageing: five months in 225lt wood vats.
Filtration and clarification: none.
Production: 8.386 bottles 0,75lt.

ANALISI DEL VINO:
Alcol 11,9%  Zuccheri 0,6g/l  Acidità Totale 5,2 g/l  Acidità volatile 0,43g/l  Ph 3,30  Anidride Solforosa Totale 35mg/l.

A unique expression of Bardolino Chiaretto that combines seasonings, minerality, complexity and drinkability in a rosé wine modern and old at the same time. The first rosé fermented and aged in barrels in the Bardolino area, Chiar’Otto changed the way of thinking about rosé in Bardolino.
The vines for Chiar ‘ Otto are located on a hill just above the village of Bardolino: they have been planted in 1966 and they are in Pergola veronese, a local trail system.
The name CHIAR ‘ OTTO comes from the italian name “CHIARA” who, along with Daniele, is the hearth of Villa Calicantus, and “OTTO”, the italian translation of number 8, that is the number of the month in which Anna, the daughter of Chiara and Daniele, born.

soracuna

Bardolino Classico DOC

DATA SHEET

Grapes: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, Merlot.
Location: 165 meters a.s.l., 2km from Bardolino village.
Cultivation method: Simple pergola.
Vines’ ages: 5 and 54 years old.
Density: 3500 plants/ha.
Yield/ha: 70t/ha.
Exposure: South/west.
Soil: moraine.
Harvest: manual in small boxes of 18kg, in September.
Fermentation: only with native yeasts, concrete tanks.
Ageing: six months in concrete tanks.
Filtration and clarification: none.
Production: 12904 bottles 0,75lt.

ANALISI DEL VINO:
Alcol 11,82%  Zuccheri 0,6g/l  Acidità Totale 4,73g/l  Acidità volatile 0,42g/l  Ph 3,59  Anidride Solforosa Totale 23mg/l.

Degustazioni di vino a Bardolino Lago di Garda Villa Calicantus

SORACUNA is our daily red wine. The grapes come from three parcels of vineyard in Veronese pergola located on the hills just above the village of Bardolino. Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara and a pinch of Merlot, fermented and refined in concrete tanks, like it was used in the past.
The name SORACUNA comes from two words of the local dialect ” SORA ” and ” CUNA ” meaning ” ABOVE ” and ” BABY COT”: “going for SORA CUNA”, in our village, means going to party at the house of a new born.
2017 was the first year of production of this wine and in 2017 Anna, our daughter, was born: so we decided to name this wine as a beautiful day of celebration!

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LASSUPERIORA

Bardolino Superiore DOCG

DATA SHEET

Grapes: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, Sangiovese.
Location: 185 meters a.s.l., in Calmasino, 6km from Bardolino village.
Cultivation method: gouyot.
Vines’ ages: 9years old.
Density: 5000 plants/ha.
Yield/ha: 60t/ha.
Exposure: South/west.
Soil: moraine.
Harvest: manual in small boxes of 18kg, in September.
Fermentation: only with native yeasts, concrete tanks.
Ageing: one year in barrels.
Filtration and clarification: none.
Production: 4634 bottles 0,75lt.

ANALISI DEL VINO:
Alcol 12,3%  Zuccheri 0,6g/l  Acidità Totale 4,9g/l  Acidità volatile 0,64g/l  Ph 3,55  Anidride Solforosa Totale 22mg/l.

AVRESIR

Bardolino Superiore DOCG

DATA SHEET

Grapes: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, Sangiovese.
Location: 185 meters a.s.l., in Calmasino, 6km from Bardolino village.
Cultivation method: gouyot.
Vines’ ages: 16 years old.
Density: 5000 plants/ha.
Yield/ha: 40t/ha.
Exposure: South/west.
Soil: moraine.
Harvest: manual in small boxes of 18kg, end of September.
Fermentation: only with native yeasts, concrete tanks.
Ageing: two years in barrels.
Filtration and clarification: none.
Production: 2284 bottles 0,75lt.

ANALISI DEL VINO:
Alcol 12,24%  Zuccheri 0,6g/l  Acidità Totale 5,43 g/l  Acidità volatile 0,63g/l  Ph 3,60  Anidride Solforosa Totale 11mg/l.

Degustazioni di vino a Bardolino Lago di Garda Villa Calicantus
Avresir is our Riserva, the wine that we think can change the way of thinking about Bardolino wine. It comes from our best vineyard, on one of the highest hill of the area: here the influence of the lake is combined with the influence of the Alps creating an incredible micro clima that helps the grapes to ripen. Avresir is the only Bardolino aged 2 years in barrels.

OLD VINTAGES

THE FIRST 100 BOTTLES OF EVERY YEAR

We put aside the first 100 bottles of every vintage. Every bottle is wrapped in a plastic film to protect the label from humidity. We sell this bottle only after years in order to show how the Bardolino wine can well age if it’s coming from a great vineyard and it’s respected in the winery.
Degustazioni di vino a Bardolino Lago di Garda Villa Calicantus
Degustazioni di vino a Bardolino Lago di Garda Villa Calicantus
Degustazioni di vino a Bardolino Lago di Garda Villa Calicantus