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| Drinking window: Drink between 2013 and 2017 (based on 6 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.3 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 33 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by chatters on 11/2/2023: Pieropan Masterclass (Prince Sydney, 40 Hansard Street): Honey, a little bruised apple, nutty almond notes, savoury salinity. Juicy, slightly sharp, savoury and saline, lemon, bruised apple, tangy, wet stone grip on the mid palate dries things out but does not detract from the flavours, very long with a touch of bitterness on the finish. Hmm (497 views) | | | Tasted by depechemoroder on 6/18/2023 & rated 91 points: Round and full, this is in a delightful place. Stone fruit, Amalfi lemon, with hint of melon and leesy richness, there's a real fattiness to this, but it's balanced with a refreshing saline lift and just a touch of acid. Delightful with turbot and brill. (302 views) | | | Tasted by Mads Eriksen on 6/7/2020 & rated 92 points: Flot udviklet duft og farve. Stadig frisk syre. Holder mange år endnu. (751 views) | | | Tasted by Michael Brooks on 9/26/2018 & rated 86 points: Nice but nothing wow. (947 views) | | | Tasted by Gian on 7/27/2017 & rated 88 points: Yellow straw color, improved from my last bottle, yellow fruits , peach , minerals , irony , on the palate balanced with nice acidity, very good to pair with fish food (1545 views) | | | Tasted by jocelyng on 7/18/2017 & rated 83 points: Still ok but too old :-/ (1159 views) | | | Tasted by Mascarello59 on 9/25/2016 & rated 85 points: Muted nose. Decent wine but rather uninspiring. Dominant acidity, slightly bitter and too much warmth. Or maybe just a shock after having tried a lot of great German Rieslings lately? (1524 views) | | | Tasted by dbay on 4/6/2016 & rated 87 points: hay colored. Dry, high acid, light bodied with citrus on the palette and short-med finish. (1469 views) | | | Tasted by thewiz on 7/8/2015 & rated 88 points: Yellow colour. Mature nose showing petroleum, citrus and butter. Nice intensive medium palate showing citrus. (1652 views) | | | Tasted by Yiannis on 6/10/2015 & rated 87 points: A rather disappointing showing this time. Obviously evolved with signs of fatigue and a relatively short aftertaste. Maybe a poorly stored bottle? Not bad but nowhere near the previous bottle I had some 3 months ago. (1657 views) | | | Tasted by Mads Eriksen on 4/30/2015 & rated 90 points: fin til prisen. Serveret til thai kokos fiske ret uden for meget chili. Fint match. (1438 views) | | | Tasted by DonalOB on 4/29/2015 & rated 92 points: Wonderful wine with extraordinary QPR. The and the Rocca are our favourites in hot weather. (1539 views) | | | Tasted by thewiz on 4/24/2015 & rated 87 points: Yellow colour. Nice nose showing citrus tones and spicyness. Dry and fresh palate showing some maturity. Was excellent with the seafood risotto! (979 views) | | | Tasted by Yiannis on 3/8/2015 & rated 93 points: Tasted at Oinorama Wine 2015 Fair. Medium straw yellow with some golden hues. Gorgeous nose of citrus fruit, pineapple, dried apricot, honey and bbeswax. Medium+ bodied with a lovely combination of evolution and freshness. Medium to high acidity and a very long aftertaste. At peak. (1336 views) | | | Tasted by knothoef on 2/25/2015 & rated 86 points: strawyellow. some flowers in the nose. taste is a mix of some gras and a hint of honey (909 views) | | | Tasted by HowardNZ on 1/18/2015: End of 2014 wines: Served blind, a real change of speed. A spicy, chalky, metallic, citric nose. Racy sparkling acidity on the palate. A lower fruit weight than the wines around it and less fruit forward flavours, more minerals, rock and chalk. This seemed like an Italian wine and, with this acid profile, a very good food wine. (1807 views) | | | Tasted by Cote d'Or on 12/10/2014: PopnPour, tasted over 1 hr
-translucent pale yellow
-fairly reticent, pear
-med acidity, lighter weight, med/med- depth, decent complexity, trace spice element, easy drinking
-1st Soave ever tasted, pleasant but no basis for comparison (1013 views) | | | Tasted by Bluespolo on 11/29/2014 & rated 87 points: First impression: very mineral. Than apple, white flowers, white musk. Fresh sapid and again mineral at palate. Medium finish. Much more balanced than my first tasting a year ago, but certainly not the best Calvarino I had. (1037 views) | | | Tasted by blaahhi on 10/25/2014: Quite neutral and generally not very remarkable. Perhaps because of this, works pretty well with all kinds of foods. (1074 views) | | | Tasted by RayOB on 8/1/2014 & rated 90 points: Drank in Hong Kong
Very similar to the La Rocca, maybe a little bit more dry. (1154 views) | | | Tasted by Gian on 7/2/2014 & rated 87 points: straw yellow color , nose of peach , white flowers , gentle on the palate but with good sapidity and acidity. Very nice Q/P (1155 views) | | | Tasted by olalar on 9/27/2013 & rated 84 points: Lacks a bit of Everything but is still nice. One of their lesser wines this year. (1707 views) | | | Tasted by thewiz on 9/21/2013 & rated 84 points: Pretty good. Less taste than expected, not so spicy.
Went very well with scallops. (1264 views) | | | Tasted by Gian on 9/7/2013 & rated 87 points: Light yellow color , minerals , flowers , on the palate sustained acidity , I like it but with a little more time can improve for sure. (1523 views) | | | Tasted by vectrex on 8/7/2013 & rated 79 points: watery lemon, minerals. (1837 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)Garganega WikipediaCalvarino On weinlagen-infoItaly Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorVeneto Credit to WineCountry.it for this article
History and Tradition
The first human settlements of the lagoon and the surrounding areas maintained a simple social structure until the arrival of the Romans in the second century B.C. who divided the land into parcels of about 4,800 square meters and distributed those tracts among the locals to be cultivated.
The Romans founded the cities of Verona, Vicenza, and Padova, and named what was then the 10th imperial region, Venetia. Both the Veneto region and the province of Venice (Venezia in Italian) derive their names from the original Latin name of the area. The precursor of the city of Venice that we know today was founded during the Middle Ages when the locals escaped the barbaric invasions that followed the decline of the Roman Empire by taking refuge in coastal areas, islands, and the lagoon’s marshland.
The Venetian trade routes that connected Europe with Asia brought great wealth and general prosperity to the region. In many provinces, especially around Treviso, mulberry cultivation and the breeding of silkworms imported from China brought more affluence and prestige to local residents. With money pouring in from all quarters, Venice began its great building projects, chief among them creating the lagoon and canal infrastructure and systems still enjoyed and used today.
Between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th centuries following the opening of the Suez Canal, Venice once again became an important port city. Foreign investment financed the creation of the industrial infrastructure of Porto Marghera and freed the port of Venice from the burden of commercial navigation. Improved communications technology has allowed the rest of Italy and the world beyond closer ties to Venice, and has contributed to making Venice into an incomparable tourist destination.
The long period of power and splendor that blessed Venice encouraged the highest quality creations by local artisans. The ongoing request for jewelry, precious fabrics, lace, glass, wood and ceramic products by the noble Venetians shaped the development of typical stores along the narrow calli (streets) of Venice as well as factories both inland and on the lagoon islands. Up to today, popular tourist destinations are the Murano and Burano islands, famed for their glasswork and needlepoint products.
The Wines
Veneto is among the foremost wine-producing regions, both for quality and quantity. The region counts over 20 DOC zones and a variety of sub-categories, many of its wines, both dry and Spumanti, are internationally known and appreciated.
The three most well known DOCs are Bardolino, from the town with the same name and surrounding the shores of Garda Lake, Valpolicella, and Soave. Other noteworthy wines produced here are the white Bianco di Custoza, the excellent sparkling Prosecco, the Breganze, and the Amarone (a rich and powerful red from the Verona province). If you travel to the Treviso area, look for the little-known Clinton, a wine that is banned from distribution because it does not conform to the DOC standards, but is produced in limited quantities for local consumption.
The importance of winemaking in this region is underscored by the creation in 1885 of the very first Italian school for vine growing and oenology. In addition, Veneto was the first region to constitute the first strada del vino or "wine road". This first wine-touring road featured special road signs providing information on vines and the wines they were made into and joined the Valdobbiadene and Conegliano DOC zones crossing a series of hilly vineyards.
The most appreciated wines in the region come from the provinces of Treviso, Verona, Padova, Venice, and Vicenza. The area around Verona, with its temperate climate and hilly surrounding, is believed to have cultivated grapes since the Bronze Age.Soave Classico Geography on weinlagen-info |
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