“Burgundy is in Corvino, too” wrote the Provincia
Pavese at the end of the eighties and it is not a coincidence that the Burgundian influence has made it's way into the soul of Tenuta Mazzolino. Kyriakos
Kynigopoulos, internationally renowned winemaker and great expert on
Pinot Noir, was called directly from Burgundy to Corvino San Quirico to
match his talent with a land clearly full of potential. It was here where Dr. Enrico Braggiotti searched
for a place to bring his family together,
in order to enjoy the company of his four children and twelve
grandchildren. He is convinced that the passion for good drinking unites
people and gives them something in common that can be handed down to
his family.
He wanted a countryside where he could plunge the Italian
roots of his part-Turkish and part-French ancestry; a land where he
could sow the seed and cultivate a passion that would mature through the
years: wine. He found the ideal place to achieve these aims on the Corvino
hill, on the road beaten by the Romans with a vast horizon from the Alps
to the Apennines and an extraordinary view of the Province of Pavia. With these grounds and the respect for character
that Marquis Alfonso Corti had given to the place, daughter Sandra set about
redeveloping the winery. During the years the Estate has been almost
completely replanted to reach the current 22 hectares of vineyards. At
the same time, the new thousand-square-meter cellar designed by the
architect Lorenzo Berni has been built alongside the original
vinification center, skillfully combining the two parts.
Corvino San Quirico became a fantastic little world: excellent wine,
orchards, chickens, horses, rose gardens and a generous countryside full
of life and beauty. The top-quality products that grow here are just a
natural consequence of a place whose potential is recognized and
appreciated by its new owners.
Under the direction of the great enologist, together
with Jean- François Coquard, a graduate from Burgundy university, a
great Pinot Noir called simply Noir and a Chardonnay, "Blanc" of the highest level were
created.
Almost thirty years have passed since that historic
meeting and under Jean-François Coquard’s guidance, the Noir has earned a
place in the most refined cellars and wine shops in the world, awards
at international competitions, excellent judgments and mentions in the
most authoritative guides, then it obtained the prestigious “tre
bicchieri” award of the “Vini d’Italia 2010” guide, then again in 2011
and 2012.
For more information about Tenuta Mazzolino, visit their website here.
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