Prà - Soave Classico, Staforte, Soave Classico, Italy (2022)

TASTING NOTES

Apricot, peach, crisp golden apples – as well as dried chamomile and white flowers. The mineral notes give the wine elegance and finesse. On the palate the wine is persistent due to its core of linear acidity and a touch of saltiness. Staforte is a remarkably complex, mineral-driven wine. 

Soave is one of the World’s great white wines. For over 30 years, Graziano Prà has been one of a handful of winegrowers to demonstrate the impressive calibre the wines of his region can achieve. His wines have earned more than 10 'Tre Bicchieri' awards from Gambero Rosso. The Wine Advocate recognizes Prà as “a reference point producer in Soave”, including Prà’s ‘Otto’ Soave Classico (100% Garganega) among 'The World's Greatest Wine Values’.

Graziano’s are pure, terroir-driven wines. His Soave vineyards (Pergola-trained Garganega, Guyot-trained Trebbiano di Soave) are planted on slopes of volcanic soil (in fact, a dormant volcano). This class of wine bears no resemblance to the commercial dross produced on the fertile plain by industrial producers.

100% Garganega, fermented and raised in inox with extended lees contact and aggressive batonage.