Description

Pieropan’s La Rocca is a single vineyard expression of Soave produced exclusively from Garganega. It takes its name from a medieval fortress that dominates the village. La Rocca is distinguished by its limestone soils, a somewhat unusual scenario in the volcanic terrain of Soave. Gentle, whole-bunch pressing using a nitrogen press, there was a short period of maceration on the skins followed by fermentation in stainless steel tanks and 500 litre oak casks. 60% of the wine remained in 500-litre oak casks while the remaining 40% was aged in 2,000 litre ‘botti’ or large barrels for one year. The final blend was then aged for four months in bottle before release.



Key Wine Information

Producer

Pieropan

Style

Still, White

Appellation

Soave DOC

Region

Veneto, Italy

Grape Blend

Garganega (100%)

Label

La Rocca

Alcohol

13.0%