Soave DOC Cantina Filippi Vigne della Bra Filippo Filippi 2018

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Soave DOC Cantina Filippi Vigne della Bra Filippo Filippi 2018

The wine

The Soave Colli Scaligeri DOC appellation in northern Italy’s Veneto region is home to this white wine produced from the local Garganega grape variety. This variety thrives on particularly clayey and volcanic soil, among the many Filippo Filippi terroirs. The sixty or so-year-old vines are perched 300 metres above sea level facing south-west.
In the winery, nothing is left to chance during the vinification process. Temperatures are strictly regulated. To develop its texture, aromas and flavours, the wine is nourished and developed by contact with the lees (= yeasts) during its twenty-month ageing period.
Tasting reveals an intensely yellow wine bursting with lemon and smoky notes. The palate is mineral, delicate and salivating. This wine is an excellent partner for delicate dishes such as white fish with beurre blanc.

About the Producer Cantina Filippi

The Cantina Filippi estate is nestled in the heart of the small Italian village of Castelcerino, just above Soave. Since the 14th century, several generations of winegrowers have tended these vines, now averaging 50 to 70 years in age and situated on an ancient volcano at an altitude of around 320 metres. The location itself is steeped in history, as the Colli Scaligeri, meaning ‘Scaligeri Hills’, are named after the great family who ruled Verona and its surroundings from 1260 to 1390 and, by the end of their reign, were unrivalled in power and wealth throughout Italy.
This is where Filippo Filippi was born, and where he decided to take over the estate in 2003. While the wine-producing region of Soave is best known for wines that favour quantity over quality, from the outset this winemaker has focused on producing nectars that reflect their terroirs to the full, in the most natural and environmentally friendly possible way. Every single detail is carefully thought through, including massal selections, low yields and sorting, certified organic and Triple A practices, minimal use of sulphites, fermentation using native yeasts, and low-intervention winemaking…
The result? Authentic, fresh, lively and fruit-forward wines, pleasingly chewy with a slightly tannic mouthfeel. "Filippo produces wine for drinking," explains Paola, whom we met alongside Filippo at the estate.

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