2023 Montesei 'Le Battistelle' Soave Classico skins preserved citrus and marmalade

preserved citrus and marmalade

Rich red berry flavours (grenache) then earth and spice and plums (shiraz) and thirdly a long

where the soils are sand and gravel and the vine age is 25 years

Another stunner from cult producer Zidarich

about a 30-minute drive

2023 Montesei 'Le Battistelle' Soave Classico skins preserved citrus and marmaladeFew wines have seen such a rise to acclaim as Soave. Once written off as a workhorse of cheap and forgettable table whites, the region has steadily increased in quality since the 1990s; with the best sites in the Classico zone now producing wines that can stand beside great Chablis or Vouvray textural, serious and delicious. Le Battistelle is a textbook example of modern, well made Soave. The nose is abundant with stonefruit, baked apple and citrus