Michelangelo, a typical red wine from Lake Garda: authentic, sinuous and enveloping, gracefully elegant and complex.
The most prestigious superior red wine of Lake Garda, Rosso DOC was born in Valtènesi, the area most suited to the production of important red wines.
Fruit of the Conti Thun winery’sancient localagricultural tradition, with the help of technological and professional excellence, which distinguishes its style and guarantees its quality. This red wine comes from a good base of Marzemino in appassimento, Groppello, Barbera and San Giovese. It presents an alcohol content of 14.5 percent.
With a hint of ripe berries (blackberry and blueberry), cherry (in spirit/marmelade), spicy (pepper, cinnamon and tobacco) and sweet (chocolate, licorice and anise) hints. There is no lack of sweet notes and interesting spicy hints.
Acknowledgements riviera del Garda red superior DOC conti thun
2025
In 2025, it was awarded the prestigious WineHunter Award GOLD, a tribute that emphasizes not only the high quality of the wine, but also the passion andunwavering commitment to producing it. A recognition that confirms that for us “excellence is an attitude.”
2020
In 2020 Michelangelo Benaco Bresciano Barbera IGT 2018 was awarded the WineHunter Award RED, certifying once again the care and attention devoted to each stage of production.
The Conti Thun winery: an ancient agricultural court in the heart of the Valtenesi region
Just a stone’s throw from Lake Garda, a closed courtyard farmstead whose origins date back to the 1800s, where wine and oil cultivation has been practiced since the beginning with regard to its proximity to the lake, which determines its special temperate microclimate favorable to quality viticulture.
A company that loves nature, conviviality and the beauty that comes from simplicity that with passion and love for their land give life to wines typical of the area, a range faithful to traditions and territory, just as we at bbuono.it like it
Aged in wooden barrels for a full 24 months
Michelangelo Benaco Bresciano IGT is put to age in wooden barrels (in 225-liter barrels) in the Conti Thun farm’sancient barrique cellar for a full 24 months.
This is because the wood interacting with the wine allows the passage of oxygen with evaporation and the loss of alcohol by yielding tannins.
In the 1960s the fashion for barrique wine broke out in Italy, wood was used massively in order to obtain softer, pleasant and easier wines. Conti Thun uses barriques, favoring wines that are naturally inclined to this aging and have a certain initial structure. Wood should enhance the properties of the wine, not cover up its characteristics or cede others that do not belong to it.
A wine that pairs enchantingly with first and second courses
Michelangelo pairs perfectly with mushroom-based first courses or risottos with sausage and radicchio. With main courses, on the other hand, it is a wine that pairs harmoniously with red meat dishes, such as mixed meat grill, stew and salmì of game (with polenta) or with a mixed platter of cured meats and large aged cheeses such as the Bagoss di Bagolino or the Silter from Valcamonica or equally important with goat’s milk, the Goat’s Cheese or the Stracapra.
In winter, a wine that turns your Vin Brûlé into something special!
If you are looking for a mulled wine that smells good, seduces the taster and invites sipping with its steam, then Michelangelo is just the wine for you.
The perfect recipe? We have that too, on our blog you can find the recipe for mulled wine, meticulously designed to combine each ingredient to bring out all the aromas and flavors with every sip.
Data sheet and additional information red wine Michelangelo Conti Thun
Color: ruby red with garnet highlights
Nose: hints of ripe berries, cherry, hints of spice and sweetness
Taste: warm, soft, quite savory, ripe berries (blackberry and blueberry), cherry (in spirit/marmelade), spicy (pepper, cinnamon and tobacco) and sweet (chocolate, licorice and anise) hints
Recommended tasting temperature: 16 – 18 degrees
Aging: stainless steel and French oak barrels
Degrees: 14
Grape varieties: 60% Marzemino, 20% Barbera and 20% Sangiovese%.
Download Michelangelo red wine data sheet
Contains sulfites
Michelangelo Rosso DOC by Conti Thun, info and curiosities
What wine is Michelangelo superior red DOC?
This is the “flagship” red wine of Lake Garda, born in Puegnago del Garda in Valtènesi. From a base of Marzemino dried with Barbera and Sangiovese, it gives aromas of berries and cherries under spirits, with spicy touches (pepper, cinnamon, tobacco) and sweet notes (chocolate, licorice, anise). It has 14.5% vol and ages between steel and French barriques for 24 months. It is a Benaco Bresciano with a sinuous and enveloping character, perfect for those who love artisanal Garda reds.
How do I best store it? Is it best to drink it now or wait?
Keep it in a cool, dark and stable place (12-18°C), bottle lying down if it has a cork. Once opened, reseal with airtight cork and consume within a few days. This is a barrique-aged red: it can be enjoyed immediately but is not afraid of a few years in the cellar, where it develops more harmony between fruit and spice. For impeccable service: remove any sediment with a brief decanting and use wide goblets to enhance the aromas and softness typical of Lake Garda reds.
What do I pair it with and what temperature do I serve it at?
To enhance elegance and body, uncork it at 16-18°C (better to open it a little earlier or use light decanting). At table it is at its best with:
First courses with mushrooms, risotto with sausage and radicchio
Red meats, braised meats, game salmi with polenta
Chopping boards of cured meats and aged cheeses: Bagòss, Silter, important goats’ cheeses
In winter it is also a treat for a fragrant mulled wine thanks to its spicy texture. “Territory-in-a-glass” pairing assured.
