Soave Classico - Monte Carbonare - Suavia

Suavia's Soave Classico DOC Monte Carbonare is one of those wines that have forever changed the international perception of an appellation unfairly diminished by industrial production. Suavia is the Tessari family's winery in Fittà di Soave, in the heart of the Classico zone, which for over thirty years has rigorously and passionately demonstrated that Soave - when made from pure Garganega grapes grown on volcanic soils and crafted with artisanal care - is one of Italy's great white wines.

Monte Carbonare is Suavia's flagship cru: a vineyard on basaltic soils of volcanic origin - the "black stone" that gives the hill its name - which gives Garganega a unique, almost saline minerality and an aromatic depth with nothing to envy in the great French Chablis wines. The grapes, harvested at full maturity, ferment spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in steel tanks and age on their fine lees for several months before bottling - a process that adds complexity and structure without altering the varietal purity.

On the nose, it is extraordinarily complex for a white wine from the Verona area: fresh almond, white peach, chamomile flowers, citrus, flint, chalk, and a distinctive hint of bitter almond that is the unmistakable signature of quality Garganega. On the palate, it is dry and savory, with vibrant minerality and precise acidity that gives it tremendous length on the finish and allows it to develop positively in the bottle for 5-8 years. A Soave that surprises and wins over even the most skeptical.