Volcanic whites · Vertical
Carbonare
East-facing basalt, morning light and cooler air draw Garganega into a straighter line.
Reference release2024Soave Classico DOC
The deeper reading
From place
to the glass.
Technical details below refer to the named reference release and the estate’s current cuvée description.
- Origin
- Carbonare, a remote side valley within Soave Classico.
- Grapes
- Garganega
- Site
- Old pergolas on a mid-slope east-facing parcel; the estate describes cool air descending from Val d’Alpone and water moving below the site.
- Winemaking
- Short skin contact followed by fermentation in stainless steel.
- Ageing
- Twelve months in steel and a further six months in bottle in the estate’s current cuvée description.
- In the glass
- Citrus and flowers carried by an assertive acid line, savoury salinity and a clean, incisive finish.
- At the table
- Oysters, raw fish, baccalà mantecato and precise Asian dishes.
Editorial listing role
Why a buyer
should care.
List beside Foscarino. The same grape becomes an immediately understandable lesson in exposure and microclimate.
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