Gini
Gini Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne 2021
| Denomination | Soave DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Area | Veneto (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Garganega |
| Aging | The wine matures for 12 months in oak barrels of 228 Lt capacity and in big barrels, on its lees and bottle age for at least 6 months at optimal temperature and humidity in our cellar carved in the rock. |
Description
Legend has it that the name “Salvarenza” relates to a young female named Renza who, threatened by bandits, was saved by a noble knight in the area where the variety for this great Cru is produced. The vineyards are over 100 years old and the wine suitable for prolonged ageing.
Awards
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2021
4Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.
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2021
2This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.
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2021
95/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
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2021
3One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.
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2021
93/100
Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.
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2021
4Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
10 - 12 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
- Start up year: 1980
- Oenologist: Sandro Gini
- Bottles produced: 200.000
- Hectares: 58
Our research has unearthed a deed of sale from the Kingdom of Lombardy - Venetia, dated 1852 which verifies the purchase of a vineyard by Giuseppe Gini, in Contrada Salvarenza where the Gini family was already proprietor of neighbouring vineyards.
The expertise has been passed down through the centuries, from generation to generation, to our father Olinto, master winemaker, who handed down his skills and passion for this profession directly to us. Thus our labour has become, over time, our tradition. Read more
| Name | Gini Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | White organic still |
| Denomination | Soave DOC |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Garganega |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Vendor | Gini |
| Origin | Monteforte d'Alpone (VR) |
| Climate | Exposure: south-east. Altitude: 150 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | Limestone veins with thin tuff layers. |
| Cultivation system | Pergoletta Veronese |
| Plants per hectare | 4000 |
| Yield per hectare | 40 hl/Ha |
| Harvest | End of October. |
| Wine making | The grapes are hand picked and placed in wooden boxes. Soft pressing and brief contact of the must with the skins. Immediate cooling of the must. Fermentation is wholly in wood – big barrels and French oak casks (aged 3 years minimum). No sulphites are added during the vinification process. |
| Aging | The wine matures for 12 months in oak barrels of 228 Lt capacity and in big barrels, on its lees and bottle age for at least 6 months at optimal temperature and humidity in our cellar carved in the rock. |
| Total acidity | 5.5 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
