Gambellara I Basalti Soave 2016

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    Vintage
    2016

    Size
    750ML

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    Screw Cap

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    Winemaker Notes

    The color is a brilliant straw yellow with a fresh fruit perfumes, especially apple and pear, and floral notes such as elder and bloom. The taste is very fresh and light, with a very interesting acidity.

    Ideal as aperitif, light main courses such as pasta and risotto, shell fish and fish, soups and vegetables.

    Gambellara

    Gambellara

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    Gambellara, Italy
    At the end of the first millennium under the direction of the Benedectine monks, the grape growing in Gambellara had a great impulse, abandoning the old techniques learnt from the Roman Empire times. During the centuries the art of winemaking improved quickly, reaching the present high quality now appreciated all over the world. In 1882 the expert Domenico Lampertico in its "Studies and news on the agrarian economy of Vicenza, Lonigo and Barbarano districts" writes about Gambellara: "we have to do a special mention to the grape growing in Gambellara, where since the high quality standards are famous all over the world.

    In 1947, pushed from the will to improve the quality of their wines, 26 wine growers living in Gambellara founded the Cantina di Gambellara. The first harvest gave a few thousand hectolitres of wine; because of the good results there was a fast increase of the vineyard growing from 40 hectares to current 650 in only a few years, owned by 365 vine growers.

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    One of Italy’s classic white varieties, Garganega flourishes in the rolling vineyards surrounding the medieval village of Soave and is the dominant variety in the wine from the region, aptly known as, Soave. By law it makes up 70-100% of the blend with the remainder traditionally finished off by Trebbiano di Soave for its crispness. Somm Secret—The best Soave wines, measurably elegant and vibrant, come from the Soave Classico zone, in the center of Soave, where the hills are made of decomposed volcanic and granitic soils.

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    Among Italy’s classic whites capable of great potential, Soave is named after the medieval village and surrounding hillsides from whence it comes. The original, historical Soave zone, delimited back in 1927, covers the eastern, volcanic hillsides of today's general Soave zone and is called Soave Classico.

    Garganega, the indigenous grape responsible for great Soave, produces medium bodied white wines with fine acidity. Typical in the best Soaves are lively flowery and fresh herbal aromas and flavors such as orange zest, peach, melon and marjoram. The best can take some age and in so doing, develop notes of chamomile, marmalade and honey.

    By the 1960s and 70s, Soave was enjoying such a glorious global reputation, that its demand forced growers to push beyond the zone's original borders. Expansion led west out of the hills and onto the alluvial plain of the Adige River. This, coupled with an increase in yields and allowance of additional varieties such as Trebbiano, Chardonnay and Pinot blanc, met demand but created a softer, fruit-forward, everyday Soave. Today the broader region can be the source of charming and value driven whites. But those labeled as Soave Classico or in rare cases, as Soave Colli Scaligeri (nearby hillside vineyards abutting the Classico zone), will be the best quality and age-worthy Soaves. These are often 100% Garganega.

    AUT16GAMBSOAVE_2016 Item# 364383

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