Style | White |
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Country | Italy |
Region | Veneto |
Grape | Garganega, Trebbiano |
Organic | Yes |
Vegan | Yes |
‘Calvarino’ Soave Classico, Pieropan
£24.95
Pieropan’s estate covers 58 hectares of vineyard which are situated on the stony hills of Soave Classico. The Pieropan family has been producing wines in Soave since the 1890s. Indeed, they were the first producer to bottle a wine with the name Soave on the label in the early 1930s. Nino Pieropan took over from his father in 1970 and was the first producer to make a single-vineyard Soave, ‘Calvarino’, in 1971. Nino’s two sons, Andrea and Dario, took over the running of the estate in 2017 when Nino fell ill and before he passed away in April 2018. From the 2015 vintage onwards, all Pieropan wines are certified organic.
The first single-vineyard wine produced in Soave in 1971, Calvarino is the name of a steep vineyard (200 to 300 m asl) in the Classico Soave area. The 30-60 year old Garganega and Trebbiano vines are grown organically on basalt-based soils.
This has always been one of my favourite Italian wines; the purity and elegance really shines through, with a subtle richness which compliments the fish dishes. This wine with simple grilled fish and really good olive oil is my idea of heaven.
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