"La Frosca" Soave Classico
2015
Only 5 bottles remaining
1930 vines, tiny production, great complexity.
Grape Variety
Garganega
Vintage
2015
Alcohol Content
12.5%
Volume
750ml
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About This Wine
La Froscà 2015 is the quiet proof that great Soave doesn’t just survive time—it thrives on it. From the historic Froscà slope planted in 1930, Garganega sinks into volcanic tuff and limestone, yielding fruit handled with a gentle press, native ferment, and a split of stainless steel and seasoned oak on fine lees. A decade on, the wine wears a deeper gold and a calm confidence: aromas drift from chamomile and beeswax to pear, peach, and lemon peel, all threaded by that telltale mineral line. Production was small—1,666 cases—so the pleasure here is as much in its rarity as in its poise. On the palate it’s concentrated yet agile, the texture creamy without weight, lifted by fresh acidity and a saline snap. Orchard and stone fruits broaden into almond and ginger, finishing long and clean, the kind of persistence that invites another taste rather than demands it. Critics praised it on release; the bottle now confirms why—structure, detail, and an easy grace that only time can knit together. If you’ve wondered whether Soave can age, this is your answer.
About Gini
Gini is Soave through and through. Based in Monteforte d’Alpone, the family has tended these hills since 1570, passing hard-won know-how from Olinto to brothers Sandro and Claudio, and now to the next generation. Their standing in the region is no secret—International Wine Cellar once put it plainly: “Claudio and Sandro Gini have always made some of the best Soaves…”. A striking, gravity-fed cellar carved into Monteforte’s volcanic tufa keeps conditions naturally cool and steady, setting the stage for wines that prize clarity over flash. In the vineyards, Garganega is the star. Old vines on Froscà and Contrada Salvarenza sink into volcanic topsoils with calcareous depth below; some plants are a century old, a portion even pre-phylloxera and ungrafted. Farming is certified organic, with grass cover between rows, no insecticides, and pruning timed to lunar cycles. Low yields and a light touch let site and season speak, giving Soave that distinctive line of minerality and tension that made the appellation famous. The range reflects that philosophy. Soave Classico and the single-vineyard La Frosca are vinified in stainless steel for precision and lift, while the tiny-parcel Salvarenza—born of centenarian vines—rests in neutral barrels for texture and length. Sweet wines have their place too, from the rare botrytized Re Nobilis to the Recioto Col Foscarin. Beyond Soave, the high Scajari estate in Valpolicella delivers reds—Valpolicella Superiore Le Mattoline, Amarone Monte Serea, and Amarone Riserva Scajari—crafted for purity and poise. Across white and red, the signature is the same: detail, balance, and a quiet confidence that rewards time in bottle.
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