The Le Chiusure Farm is located in Portese, a small village close to San Felice del Benaco, only a few hundred meters from the shore of Lake Garda. Within a radius of one kilometer you will find the old country house in which we live, the cellar and all the vineyards (approximately four hectares) and olive groves (two hectares) in the three parts of our estate: the Brolo, enclosed by an old stone wall, the Campei, in the countryside of Portese, and the Roseti, overlooking the Salò bay. We produce around 20,000 bottles of wine and 1,000 of olive oil each year. The small size of our farm and the high value of the land in our area mean we are always striving to improve our products, adding value to everyday work and personal satisfaction, which makes us appreciate what we do far more than profit alone. We aspire to make products, and mainly wines, which have a clear personality and do not cater for the average customer's taste. The small size of our business allows us to be free from changing tastes, which are often tied to passing trends. We think of the flavoursome wines that our land can produce, wines that are persistent and recognisable across vintages, wines that do not bend to fashion but want to become classics in their field.

We believe it is important to express our position on "organic" farming and the quality of our products from this point of view. When we started this enterprise, one of the first moves was to certify our products as organic. Towards the end of the conversion period (three years) we had a very difficult season due to climate reasons. We lost a substantial part of our production and, what is worst, quality was badly affected. We reconsidered our position and were among the first few companies in the Brescia area to accept EEC regulations 2078/92 (than 1257/99) which, for the protection of consumer health, obliges farms to comply with a number of production standards (e.g. ruling out chemicals for weed management, strictly limiting the amount and frequency of anti-parasite products, and restricting fertilization according to a plan drawn up by a certified consultant). We had no difficulty in accepting these constraints, simply because we had already adopted them by free choice. We have now been farming according to these rules for nine years and do not certify our products as organic (as we could do most years) simply because we do not accept the idea that exceptionally harsh conditions should cause a loss of quality in the final product. Yet this does not mean that, with more experience, we shall not apply for official certification in the future.

A delicate rose wine produced by organic methods using the Groppello grape which is typical of the Lake Garda region. Pale pink in colour, it has a fragrance of flowers and fruit and is delicate to the taste.
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This fine Italian red wine is produced in limited quantities using organic methods and is 40% Merlot and 60% Rebo. The Rebo is a cross between Merlot and Marzemino which is very dark in colour and abundantly fruity. The wine is a dark ruby in colour with a of full concentrated fruit and has a smooth velvety finish.

REGION: Veneto

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