WTN: 2002 Anselmi Soave San Vincenzo

[MatthewB]

If you shy away from chardonnay & you're looking for something other than your usual suspects (for me this summer, it's been white Bourdeaux, Rieslings, Sancerre, etc.), run--don't walk--and pick this up.

A blend of 80% Garganega, 15% Chardonnay and 5% Trebbiano harvested from the San Vincenzo and Capitel vineyards at a yield of 2.7 tons per acre.

I picked up one bottle to try on recommendation. I'm heading out for a case tomorrow. (Should be ~ $10/bottle around the US.)

[Carema]

Try the Gini Soave too- you will love it!!!!!!

[Craig Camp]

Anselmi, along with Pieropan, Inama, Gini and a handful of other producers show the potential of the garganega vine. The Anselmi is a great value.

Anselmi told the DOC to take a hike a few years ago because they let too much junk come out under the name Soave.

[Carema]

Craig (or anyone that knows):

when did they allow Chardonnay to be added in the Soave DOC??? Gini's single vineyard La Frosca is list in DOC status and has chard.

Edited August 16, 2003 by Carema (log)

[alouisamay]

To answer the question about when Soave allowed Chardonnay into the blend, it was 1988. The DOC law was revised to allow Garganega to be blended with up to 30% Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, or Trebbiano. This was a compromise to the proposal by many of the co-operatives to increase the maximum permitted yields.

[Craig Camp]

To answer the question about when Soave allowed Chardonnay into the blend, it was 1988. The DOC law was revised to allow Garganega to be blended with up to 30% Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, or Trebbiano. This was a compromise to the proposal by many of the co-operatives to increase the maximum permitted yields.

Like most of these law changes it was just the rules catching up with what the producers were doing anyway.

[MatthewB]

I'm heading out for a case tomorrow.

Sold out for now.