Tesco Finest Soave Superiore Classico 75cl

Expert Opinion

In the press...

Of the 2011 vintage, Susy Atkins said: "Not as bone dry as some Italian whites, this tastes of ripe pears with a herby note and lemon-fresh finish."

Of the 2011 vintage, Anthony Rose said: "Unusually good soave for the price, an intense dry Italian white with ripe peachy scents and delicious apricoty fruit - gluggily juicy and moreishly dry."

Background

History

The Cantina di Monteforte co-op is situated in the eastern part of Soave Classico and Soave. They have 1,200 hectares in total, part in Soave Classico and part outside the Classico zone, with some of the best vineyards in Soave Classico. Sixty per cent of their vineyards are on the hills, facing south and southeast, which gives wines that are riper and fuller than most others produced in Soave. The co-op has 600 members and harvests about 20,000 tonnes of grapes a year. Cool summer breezes blowing down the Alpone valley from the foothills of the Dolomites to the north give warm days and cool nights, which helps with the accumulation of aromatic characters in the grapes. Matt Thomson works with Gaetano Tobin at the Cantina to produce these wines.

Winemaking details

Gaetano Tobin

Regional info

The vineyards are situated in the Soave Classico zone, in the Veneto in North East Italy.