Blend: Garganega 85%, Trebbiano di Soave 15%
95 - James Suckling
Perfumed wine with citrus and minerality, forthright, intense and focused. Medium-bodied, vibrant and savory, it displays super-cool freshness and weight, with a polished finish. One of the top Italian whites for quality-per-price ratio.
92 - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
In a screw-cap bottle, the organic Pieropan 2024 Soave Classico is a favorite bottle from Northern Italy for very good reason. This simple expression of Garganega (blended with 15% Trebbiano di Soave for extra richness) offers nice freshness, mineral tones and sweet primary fruit that recalls freshly cut apple and white peach. This was not an easy vintage by any stretch, but this white wine comes out fighting. The Pieropan family does a terrific job with this entry-level release of 560,000 bottles. The grapes are sourced over 60 hectares on volcanic soils, and the wine sees a brief five to six months in cement tank. The process is simple and easy, and the wine is delicious.
Winemaker Notes
Aromas of citrus, wet stone, and a delicate hint of hawthorn, orchard green apple, and white pepper on the nose. On the dry, delicious palate, bright acidity accompanies white peach, grapefruit, and a white flower blossoms note before finishing with a hint of white almond. It's an incredible value at this price point.
