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 Vintage2015 Label 15 of 15 
(NOTE: Label borrowed from 1997 vintage.)
TypeWhite - Sweet/Dessert
ProducerCa' Rugate (web)
VarietyGarganega
DesignationLa Perlara
Vineyardn/a
CountryItaly
RegionVeneto
SubRegionn/a
AppellationRecioto di Soave
UPC Code(s)8024540111141

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2019 and 2025 (based on 13 user opinions)

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 87.5 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by karl.1480 on 12/24/2022 & rated 87 points: Hitting a nice drinking phase right now. The nose is still dominated by dried stone fruit, candied orange, sultana raisins and buttercup flowers. But there are some tertiary aromas lurking in the background with honey, spice box and grounded nuts.

Fully sweet on the palate but the bright acidity provides a nice balancing element and the overall mouthfeel is quite light for a sweet wine. Very good intensity to the flavors that mirrors the nose quite well. Long, lingering finish.

A good but not overly interesting Recioto di Soave that is entering a preferred drinking window now but I guess this will drink well for at least another five years. (347 views)
 Tasted by BenjaminWahlstedt on 2/27/2020 & rated 93 points: Stellar! Light in the mouth, dried apricots, peaches, and a bitter almond note. (692 views)
 Tasted by Lz0 on 1/18/2020 & rated 80 points: Väldigt gott. Ganska tung sötma, men lätt känsla. Lite för tunn smak för ost, passar nog bättre till skinka eller någon inte allt för tung dessert (inte choklad). (669 views)
 Tasted by Ulveström on 12/27/2019 & rated 88 points: I was expecting more of the saffron sauternestaste but instead i think its more like port-style actually (although not as much). I prefer sauternes. (621 views)
 Tasted by Green Isaac on 12/1/2019 & rated 85 points: A balanced, fruitforward wine with aromas of stonefruits, vanilla and dried fruits. Palate is more nuanced with bunches of stonefruits, dried fruits, citrus, a hint of red fruit (wild strawberry), vanilla, butter biscuit and citrus marmalade.
Not complex or difficult and shows good now, making it easily approachable.

For it's category (compared to sauternes, BA or TBA), it isn't a very intense and complex wine, lacking a bit in aromatics and acidity to be able to compete. (629 views)
 Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 11/26/2018 & rated 92 points: Annual Bolomey & Sprezzatura Wine Tasting (Restaurant Entrepot, Amsterdam, NL): Trade tasting, brief note. Candied and fresh fruit, playful, elegant, hint of honey, intense and elegant, juicy and fresh, spicy depth, excellent length. (1171 views)

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By Ian D'Agata
Vinous, Soave and the Still White Wines of Veneto (Jul 2019) (7/1/2019)
(Ca’ Rugate Recioto Di Soave La Perlara Sweet White) Subscribe to see review text.
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Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctor

Veneto

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.

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