Tasting Notes: What Gino Magnabosco and his daughter, Marta, are doing with the Garganega grape is nothing short of amazing. Winners of a Tre Bicchieri award, Monte Tondo is a true family affair that is on the cutting edge of white winemaking in Italia. This Soave is bristling and clean, flinty and fragrant, with terrific notes of granite, citrus, green apple, and ripe mango. A truly wonderful wine.
| Veneto, Italia. (Soave) 30 hectares. |
Calcarious soil. | ||
| Monte Tondo. (MON-tay tone-DOH) |
Pergola Trentina. 4,200 vines/hectare. 1 bottle/plant yield. |
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| Gino & Marta Magnabosco. (JEEN-oh mahynia-BOZ-co) (mahr-TA mahynia-BOZ-co) |
Cold maceration followed by soft pressing. Fermentation in stainless steel. | ||
| 100% Garganega. | No barrel aging. | ||
| 2.6 grams per liter. | 5 months in the bottle. | ||
| 5.4 grams per liter. | 3,400 cases. | ||
| 12.5% by volume. | Nicoise salad, Bay shrimp stuffed avocado, and fritto misto. |