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2014 Gini Soave Classico Contrada di Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne DOC, Veneto

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GINISALV14
97
The Gini family has owned the Salvarenza vineyard since 1852. The average age of the vines, around a third of which pre-date phylloxera, is between 90 and 110 years. Grapes are picked at full ripeness and fermented (with no addition of sulphur) in barrels of varying sizes, where the wine remains for 12 months. The only wine of the three to go through malolactic fermentation, it is complex and profound. Matured for another year in bottle before release, it will continue to develop for at least another decade.

…anything but the stereotypical simple, light, dry summer wine. Starts subdued but opens with amazing assurance to a fantail of aromas from lime and lemon to dandelion, hawthorn and beeswax and a fascinating note of smoky tea leaf. Irresistibly drinkable but with an amazing depth of flavours and long, flinty finish.
97 points, Richard Baudains, Decanter

Garganega: 100%
Bright golden-tinged yellow. Complex, deep nose hints at apple, pear, tangerine, almonds and sweet spices. Then fresh, very pure and clean, with remarkable depth and delightful acid-fruit balance. Long and clean on the multilayered, precise finish. Legions ahead of almost any other Soave I tasted this year and a real statement on what old vine Garganega is capable of, in the right hands. This wine also showcases just how good the much-maligned (wrongly) 2014 vintage was for white wines.
Drink 2017-2025.
94 pts – Ian D'Agata, www.vinous.com



Elegant and savoury, this vibrant white offers enticing Spanish broom, yellow stone fruit, wet stone and crushed thyme aromas. The vibrant, ethereal palate carries subtle, tantalising layers of yellow peach, tangy tangerine, lemon drop and pineapple with lively acidity. A graphite note closes the lingering finish. Too elegant for some palates, it shows impressive balance and depth, despite the cool, wet vintage.
94 points, Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast



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Product/Service Sold Out Yes
En Primeur No
New Arrivals No
Wine Type White Wine
Wine Style Certified Organic
Country Italy
Varietals Garganega
Vintage 2014
Bottle Size 750ml
Wine Points 97
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