2016 Gini Soave Classico La Frosca DOC, Veneto
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GINIFROS16
The name comes from the volcanic hill where the vineyards are located, a relatively warm site at 180 metres. Average vine age is 90 years. Hand-picked grapes are soft-pressed and left on skins for a brief period before fermentation without sulphites, partly in stainless steel, partly in 228-litre French oak casks at least three years old. There is no malolactic fermentation and the wine is left on lees for at least eight months.
Garganega: 100%
Radiant and loaded with finesse, this stunning white opens with enticing scents of fragrant spring flower, acacia, white stone fruit and wild herb. The round, elegant palate is focused and precise, with great energy, delivering peach, Bartlett pear, ginger and tangerine drop candy alongside bright acidity. It closes on a tangy mineral note evoking crushed oyster shell. A gorgeous wine.
95 points, Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast
The 2016 Soave Classico La Froscà is rich and alluring with notes of dried peach, sweet white flowers and honeyed almonds. It displays wonderful clarity and poise while stimulating the senses with bright acids and minerals before settling on ripe orchard fruits. A twang of sour citrus and apricot resonates throughout the long and almost salty finish. I tasted the 2016 over the course of two days and it only got better each time I revisited it. The La Froscà matures in a combination of 80% steel tanks and 20% barriques, yet there’s not a hint of wood here.
93 pts - Eric Guido, feb 2021, Drink 2021 - 2028
| Product/Service Sold Out | Yes |
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| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | White Wine |
| Wine Style | Certified Organic |
| Country | Italy |
| Varietals | Garganega |
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | 95 |
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