Soave - La Capelina - Franchetto

Franchetto's Soave DOC La Capelina is the most immediate and everyday wine from a winery that has demonstrated, with Recorbian Superiore and the two Lessini Durello wines, that it knows how to work with Verona's native grape varieties with genuine artisanal seriousness. If Recorbian is the Soave for those who want to explore and wait, La Capelina is the Soave for those who want to open a bottle tonight and enjoy drinking it without overthinking.

"La Capelina" - the little chapel, probably referring to the small votive shrine or country chapel that still dots the hills of the Verona area of Soave today - is a wine of immediacy, freshness and authentic simplicity. Franchetto produces La Capelina from 100% pure Garganega using an essential, respectful approach: gentle pressing, fermentation in stainless steel at a controlled temperature to preserve all the varietal aromatic fragrance, 6 months of aging in steel on its fine lees to add a very slight complexity without altering the freshness, and 2 months in bottle before release.

On the volcanic and limestone soils of Soave DOC, Garganega expresses particularly lively aromatic freshness and mineral salinity - qualities that, in a young, not-yet-structured wine like La Capelina, translate into immediate, satisfying drinkability.

On the nose, it is delicate, clean and inviting: fresh white flowers (hawthorn, acacia), white peach, green apple, lemon, cedar and a slight mineral hint of stone and chalk. On the palate, it is fresh, light and almost thirst-quenching - a subtle, flowing texture, lively and precise acidity, pleasant mineral salinity and a clean, short finish with floral and almond notes. The Soave to open right away, serve well chilled at 11°C, pair with everything and not overthink. One of the best-value Soave wines on the Italian market.

At €13, a 100% Garganega from an artisanal producer is simply the white wine to always keep in the fridge.