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| Drinking window: Drink between 2019 and 2024 (based on 43 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.3 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by jkscully on 8/18/2020: 70% Garganega and 30% Trebbiano. Classic Soave notes of bitter almond, but with lots of attractive honeysuckle, which made for a nice marzipan sort of taste. I also get honey dew melon, peach, lemon, raw pie dough, and some salty minerals on the finish. Reminds me a little of a Virginia Viognier or maybe a Pinot Bianco. Very good. I like the honeyed almond taste here. Neutral oak that works quite well. I’d like to try it again with additional bottle age. (668 views) | | | Tasted by Eugenedinapoli on 7/5/2020: Medium gold with green flecks. Crisp but round and ripe. tension between sweet and bitter. Lemon curd creaminess with white flowers and very light oxidative notes of olive and almond but not at all heavy or fleshy. This was pretty complex and damn good! Approaching the rich end of the spectrum for a Soave but extremely well balanced and listed at only 13%ABV (and drinking that way). (632 views) | | | Tasted by GKallweit on 7/2/2019 & rated 87 points: Light and bright, soft with not too much edge. Slightly citrus, nice but not standout. (932 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 11/4/2018 & rated 91 points: From a 4ha plot in the Monte Grande vineyard in Monteforte d'Alpone, where limestone is less prevalent than in nearby Soave, and the soils are volcanic and basalt. The grapes are allowed to dry on the vine for 4-5 weeks and the wine is fermented and aged in oak. This results in a very richly textured Soave, with ripe yellow fruit with a tropical edge, impressive minerality, but slightly low acidity. I think this will age very well. (1380 views) | | | Tasted by Lyubomir Lefterov on 5/14/2018 & rated 92 points: Full bodied, multilayered aromas with finnesse and charm, minerality (volcanic soils) is the star here for me plus the trebbiano drying on the vines for a month method creates this structured and age worthy wine. (1391 views) |
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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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