Suavia 2023 Soave Classico, Monte Carbonare, Veneto, Italy

Suavia does not issue run-of-the-mill Soave - they deliver intense, complex food-friendly whites from the Veneto in NE Italy. This sommelier favorite is made from 100% Garganega and offers a rich and full-bodied palate without any sense of heaviness or flab. Crystalline orchard fruit marries with an electric streak of minerality and lively acidity to set off the fireworks. This white wine has real depth and concentration. “The 2023 Soave Classico Monte Carbonare tempts the senses with a bouquet of flint stones and white smoke, complicating freshly sliced nectarines and hints of rosemary. It is soothingly round with a balanced inner sweetness offset by saline mineral tones as a gorgeous mix of ripe apple and sour lime plays a game of contrasts on the palate. This finishes with excellent length and clarity, leaving nuances of candied citrus and sweet sage to linger. Suavia captured the saline intensity of the vintage and matched it to a vivid core of ripe fruit. Well done. Drink 2025-2030.” - 94 Vinous