2017 | Pieropan | La Rocca Soave Classico (Double Magnum)

Brilliant and intense yellow whit golden hints. Characterful wine, reminiscent of exotic fruit and nuts on the nose; soft and persistent on the palate, with hints of spice, length and elegance.Makes an excellent partner to complex dishes, even with strong flavoursparticularly risottos such as porcini, or celery, squash and almond, salt codand other fish including salmon, scallops and crab.

Reviews:

• Wine Enthusiast: Aromas tropical fruit, chamomile, toasted nut and acacia lift out of the glass. The full, rounded palate doles out ripe apricot, yellow peach, juicy pineapple and grilled herb, while a bitter almond note graces the lingering finish.

• Decanter: La Rocca is the most ambitious cru of Pieropan, sometimes not preferred to the fresher Calvarino which is blended with Trebbiano di Soave from volcanic soils. La Rocca is based on 100% Garganega from a chalky soil surrounding the village of Soave. Sometimes too oaky when young, it’s a wine to analyse on a forward-looking basis. Indeed, the warm 2017 vintage reveals a slightly herbal character with lemon leaves and typical apricot kernel notes melded with the toastiness of oak. Dry and medium-bodied, it shows delicate acidity and a silky-weighted palate, with an imperceptible phenolic grip and a savoury finish reminiscent of fresh almond.

Producer Information

Enclosed by the original town walls and dominated by its medieval fortress, Soave has a peaceful, timeless quality about it. In the heart of the old town is the winery of Leonildo and Teresita Pieropan, which goes back to 1860. The present Leonildo ("Nino")'s grandfather, Leonildo Senior, founded the estate and 'invented' Recioto di Soave, a concentrated dessert wine applying a system similar to Tuscany's governo to the indigenous, white Garganega grape.Today, the estate's 74 acres under vine include three single vineyards, all within the historical backbone of the Soave appellation (Soave Classico): Calvarino, La Rocca and Le Colombare. Terrain is respectively clayey/basaltic, calcareous/clayey, and clayey/marly/tuffaceous, yielding small crops of highly concentrated Garganega and Trebbiano grapes. The range is crafted by Leonildo himself, whose wine-making genius, constant research and innovative methods have carved a unique niche for these exceptional, extract-full and long-living whites that go far, far beyond their own appellation.

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