Le Albare Vigna Vecia Soave Classico (750ml)

This comes from old vines of Garganega planted on the volcanic soils of Monteforte d’Alpone.  Stefano uses a unique technique in the vineyard; called Doppia Maturazione Ragionata dell’Uva (“a reasoned double ripening of the grapes”). The process is as follows: 25-30 days before the beginning of the harvest, near the end of September, they go through the vineyards and clamp off the vine shoots carry the bunches – thus leaving the grape bunches to dry up in the vineyards. These steps provide grapes with higher sugar levels and low acid content.   The grapes are then harvested in mid November and these bunches are left to dry further on special racks (graticci) before pressing followed by fermentation and ageing in large barrels.