Pieropan
Pieropan Soave Classico 45 anniversario La Rocca 2023
| Denomination | Soave DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Area | Veneto (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Garganega |
| Aging | At the end of fermentation, the wine is racked into barrels of between 2,000 and 500 litres capacity where it ages for around a year. During this period, the wine remains on the fine lees where it acquires complexity and a rich bouquet. It is held in bottle for some time before release. |
Description
The vineyard ‘La Rocca’ is situated on the Monte Rocchetta hill, just below the medieval castle built by the Scaligeri family in the town of Soave. The microclimate in this vineyard produces wines with a unique perfume and distinctive taste. The grapes are picked when very ripe, often as late as the end of October, giving tremendous complexity and aromatic qualities to the wine, making it a wine of great breeding. The wine was first made under this label in 1978.
Details
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
10 - 12 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Pairings
- Start up year: 1880
- Oenologist: Dario Pieropan
- Bottles produced: 700.000
- Hectares: 80
Leonildo's idea was simple but at the same time revolutionary: to enhance the individual vineyards and give the wines an identity based on the relationship between variety, soil, climate and human work. The strong link with the territory leads Leonildo to make important choices also for the agronomic management of the vineyard, eliminating chemical weeding in 2002 and starting to convert all production to organic in 2008. In 2008, with other friends, he founded ''FIVI'', the Italian Federation of Independent Winegrowers.
The Valpolicella adventure arrives in the early 2000s, with the acquisition of the Monte Garzon Vineyard and Villa Cipolla in Tregnago, recently renovated and used as a Wine RelaiIs. In a few years Leonildo became the best interpreter of Soave and a point of reference for the national and international markets.
The fourth generation, represented by his sons Andrea and Dario both graduates in agriculture and enology, after the painful loss of their father in 2018, continue the family tradition in the vineyards near Soave with the same love and passion of their forefathers. Read more
| Name | Pieropan Soave Classico 45 anniversario La Rocca 2023 |
|---|---|
| Type | White green still dry |
| Denomination | Soave DOC |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Garganega |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Vendor | Pieropan |
| Origin | Soave (VR) |
| Climate | Altitude: 200-300 m. a.s.l., facing south west. |
| Soil composition | Chalky, clay soils. |
| Cultivation system | Spur pruned cordon |
| Plants per hectare | 5,000 |
| Yield per hectare | 6 000kg/h |
| Harvest | Hand picked at the end of October, often in two harvests to select the ripest grapes. |
| Wine making | The grapes are destemed and crushed then it is done a short maceration with skin contact in 2,500 litre barrels. |
| Aging | At the end of fermentation, the wine is racked into barrels of between 2,000 and 500 litres capacity where it ages for around a year. During this period, the wine remains on the fine lees where it acquires complexity and a rich bouquet. It is held in bottle for some time before release. |
| Total acidity | 5.5 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |