2015 Pieropan La Rocca Soave Classico

Average age of vines 10-50 years old Vineyard characteristics Limestone rich in clay soils, situated at 150m above sea level, facing south west Yields 60 hl per hectare (2 kg per vine) Training system Spur pruned, cordon trained with 5000 vines per hectare.

The 2014 season has closed with heavy rain which helped to fix the necessary water in the ground for the grown season’s coming. The winter has been mild and this has a negative effect because it helps to have more develop of fungus and insects, enemies of the wine- The warm and dry spring with temperature higher than usual it helped to have as homogeneous grown of the shoots and a perfect blossom flower. At the end of may an a heavy hail has hit the Valpolicella’s vineyard and it has reduced the crop of 80%. The hail has not reduced the quality of the grape because it attached the grape when it was still flower. It this way the effect has been only an a limitation of quantity and not quality. Since middle of June the temperature become high and the weather hot and dry as 2003 vintage. The irrigation became necessary on the vineyards of the hillside to guarantee the final maturation of the fruit.

At the end of fermentation, the wine ages for around 15 months in tonneaux. During this period, the wine remains on the fine lees, where it acquires complexity and a rich bouquet. It is released after a few bottle ageing.

Color: Brilliant amedium lemon. Perfume: Characterful wine, reminiscent of exotic fruit and nuts on the nose. Palate: Smooth and persistent on the palate, with hints of spice, length and elegance.