2010 Soave Classico Calvarino
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The final part of the season wasn’t very sunny, with a cloudy August and September. Manual harvest was done at various intervals in order to pick ripe grapes only. ‘At the beginning the wine wasn’t very expressive and [was] difficult for us to understand.’ Certified organic by BIOS. Golden straw-yellow. Still a little brooding and with hints of white fruit and quince paste with a perfumed, honeyed note. Layered quince and pear fruit on the palate, with a hint of preserved lemon. Very long and suave and with a salty, minerally hint on the finish. Not an aromatic bomb, but minerally, poised, viscous and layered. (WS)
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2010 Soave Classico Calvarino is sweetly perfumed yet delicate, with nuances of candied lime and kiwi offset by the slightest hint of ground ginger. A wave of vibrant acidity creates a reverberation of zesty tension with a pleasant inner sweetness and ripe pit fruits, along with a hint of vanilla. This tapers off remarkably fresh and almost juicy in feel. The 2010 is in a very pretty place right now.
The flagship 2010 Soave Classico Calvarino is a standout. Detail and nuance are the hallmarks of this finely chiseled, sculpted wine. Today, the 2010 is painfully young and compact, but it appears to be built for long-term aging. White flowers, bright fruit and crushed rocks linger on the gorgeous finish. This is for the cellar. The 2010 is 70% Garganega 30% Trebbiano di Soave vinified and aged in glass lined cement, with some lees stirring.