Pieropan Soave Classico RieslingPieropan's estate covers 30 hectares of vineyard, all of which are situated on the stony hills of the Soave Classico zone. The Pieropan family has been producing wines in Soave since the 1860s. Indeed, they were the first producer to bottle a wine with the name Soave on the label, in the early 1930s. Nino Pieropan took over from his father in 1970, and was the first to make a single vineyard wine, Calvarino, in 1971. Nino's two sons, Andrea and Dario,
The Giant Steps Single Vineyard range is produced from the most site-expressive fruit from the best vineyards
and in particular it is likely that Leonildo's attention to detail in the vineyard is a significant factor in this
The fruit for this wine was grown at Wrekin Terrace Vineyard in the Brancott Valley
It is drinking well now - a full bodied young wine - but will also benefit from careful cellaring
Also great with well-seasoned white meat and pasta
The wine was vinified in concrete tanks
typical Chardonnay characteristics come to the nose
well-drained soils of the valley floor
Luis Duarte
Raúl Pérez named one of his most well-known and appreciated wine collections
Founded in 1982
The temperatures were cool for the October harvest and the resulting wines are elegant and fresh - the signs of a classic vintage
