Il Paladin Cortese – EN
Piemonte DOC Cortese
 dry, fresh, fruityABV 13,5% |
 8-10° |
 starters, fish,young cheese |
Our first white wine made exclusively from Cortese grapes from our vineyard. The sun-drenched grapes reached an incredible and unrepeatable alcohol content (13.5%), intense colours and aromas in 2021, the first year of consistent harvesting.
Still and with a fragrant bouquet, it should be enjoyed at a temperature of 8-10°C with hors d’oeuvres, fish, white meat and young cheese.
Paladin Cortese 2021 was awarded a score of 92 points by Luca Maroni.
Grape: pure, 100% Cortese.
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Il Paladin Cortese 2021
10,00 € *
*incl. VAT and packaging, excl. shipping costs
75 cl e (13,33€/l)
ABV 13,50 %, contains sulphites.
The graphic representation of the bottle is indicative and may not fully reflect the aesthetic characteristics of the product.
Il Paladin Cortese 2022
The Paladin Cortese 2022 is in bottle-ageing and will be available soon. The reservation is not binding and is made only in order to have priority and availability on eventual purchase to be confirmed later.
Wine Characteristics
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closure: 2021: ‘agglomerated cork’ (FOR 51, cork) Bottle: ‘half-white’ transparent glass (GL 70, glass) closuresule: aluminium and metal (C/PVC 90, aluminium and metal) Recycle the cork, bottle and closuresule. Check the regulations of your municipality or, if you wish, bring us the empty bottle, closure and closuresule. We will arrange for the materials to be properly recycled or, if possible, for the bottle to be reused. |
 Cortese vineyard before the 2021 vintage, our house in the background |
Vineyard: ‘the white’. See location on google map Clayey, marly and compact soil. Naturally suited to vine cultivation. Planting layout: 2.60 m x 0.90 m Each vine has plenty of space for greater well-being and better quality of the grapes produced at the expense of quantity. Exposure: sunny east-west Pruning: Guyot (tot. manual) Fertilisation: natural (manure) in autumn and secondary with foliar in spring Soil tillage: chopping (as Mother Nature intended) and inter-row tilling to avoid weeding Other tasks: chequering, chaffing, aeration etc. all carried out strictly by hand |
 Cortese grapes just before crush in 2021 |
2021: frost in the spring period that reduced production, but then with high temperatures from mid-May, no precipitation in August and almost until the end of September 2022: Dry year also in the winter period, persistent heat with peaks of 36-38 °C. Grapes sometimes with very small berries. Fairly dry even in the ripening period. 2023: Persistent dryness until May-June, with a small frost at the beginning of April, then more regular rainfall in the summer period, hot and dry also in August – September. |
 magnificent bunch of cortese during the grape harvest of 2021 |
Grape: 100% Cortese from our own vineyard. Over-ripening in 2021 (2 October), which guaranteed a unique bouquet and alcohol content. Ripe grapes in 2022 (23 September) and in 2023 (25 September). |
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Pre-harvest: Pre-harvest, discarded grapes are used for other purposes (jam or vinegar, for own use). Harvest: Grapes harvested BY HAND and then further sorted. Harvesting during the coolest hours of the day, to avoid premature fermentation, and with harvesting directly into boxes or vats. IMMEDIATE transfer to the winery. Yield: 10,8 tonnes/ha in 2021, 6,7 tonnes/ha in 2022. Low production also in 2023, to favour quality! |
 our Paladin Cortese aging in our cellar |
Ageing: Steel cask approx. 8-10 months, subsequent refinement in bottle. |
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Colour: straw yellow. Certifying body analysis data |
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Pairing: all fish dishes, including first courses, but also starters, white meats, young cheese. To get the best out of what nature has given us, try to bring the ‘paladin cortese’ to 8-10°C. If cold from the refrigerator (generally 3 to 6 °C), taste and bouquet are not brought out at their best. This is true for many whites, but it is especially true for our cortese, which is not an industrial product. |
closure: 2021: ‘agglomerated cork’ (FOR 51, cork)
Bottle: ‘half-white’ transparent glass (GL 70, glass)
closuresule: aluminium and metal (C/PVC 90, aluminium and metal)
Recycle the cork, bottle and closuresule.
Check the regulations of your municipality or, if you wish, bring us the empty bottle, closure and closuresule. We will arrange for the materials to be properly recycled or, if possible, for the bottle to be reused.
Vineyard: ‘the white’. See location on google map
Clayey, marly and compact soil. Naturally suited to vine cultivation.
Planting layout: 2.60 m x 0.90 m
Each vine has plenty of space for greater well-being and better quality of the grapes produced at the expense of quantity.
Exposure: sunny east-west
Pruning: Guyot (tot. manual)
Fertilisation: natural (manure) in autumn and secondary with foliar in spring
Soil tillage: chopping (as Mother Nature intended) and inter-row tilling to avoid weeding
Other tasks: chequering, chaffing, aeration etc. all carried out strictly by hand
Cortese grapes before crush in September 2021
2021: frost in the spring period that reduced production, but then with high temperatures from mid-May, no precipitation in August and almost until the end of September
2022: Dry year also in the winter period, persistent heat with peaks of 36-38 °C. Grapes sometimes with very small berries. Fairly dry even in the ripening period.
2023: Persistent dryness until May-June, with a small frost at the beginning of April, then more regular rainfall in the summer period, hot and dry also in August – September.
magnificent bunch of cortese during the 2021 harvest
Grape: 100% Cortese from our own vineyard.
Over-ripening in 2021 (2 October), which guaranteed a unique bouquet and alcohol content.
Ripe grapes in 2022 (23 September) and in 2023 (25 September).
Pre-harvest: Pre-harvest, discarded grapes are used for other purposes (jam or vinegar, for own use).
Harvest: Grapes harvested BY HAND and then further sorted.
Harvesting during the coolest hours of the day, to avoid premature fermentation, and with harvesting directly into boxes or vats. IMMEDIATE transfer to the winery.
Yield: 10,8 tonnes/ha in 2021, 6,7 tonnes/ha in 2022. Low production also in 2023, to favour quality!
il Paladin Cortese aging in our cellar
Aging: Steel cask approx. 8-10 months, subsequent refinement in bottle.
Colour: straw yellow
Nose: persistent, fantastic bouquet
Taste: fresh, fruity
Type: still
Sugars: dry (2021: tot. sugars 3,6 g/l – 2022: fructose, glucose 0,9 g/l)
Structure: medium-bodied (non-reduce extract 2021: 18,8 g/l – 2022: 16,3 g/l).
Acidity: very low (total acidity 2021: 5,66 g/l – 2022: 5,70 g/l).
ABV: 13,54 % +/-0,15 (2021) – 11,81 % +/-0,09 (2022).
Certifying body analysis data
Pairing: all fish dishes, including first courses, but also starters, white meats, young cheese.
To get the best out of what nature has given us, try to bring the ‘paladin cortese’ to 8-10°C. If cold from the refrigerator (generally 3 to 6 °C), taste and bouquet are not brought out at their best. This is true for many whites, but it is especially true for our cortese, which is not an industrial product.
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