SOAVE CLASSICO
2024 Montesei Le Battistelle
| Grapes | Garganega, Trebbiano di Soave |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | Italy, Veneto |
| Sub-district | Soave Classico |
| ABV | 12.5% |
The 2024 Soave Classico Montesei is decidedly savory in the glass, mixing crushed apricots with wild herbs and wet stone. It possesses a core of zesty acidity that reverberates on the palate as tart orchard fruits swirl throughout. Salty sensations and steely mineral tones remain as hints of sour citrus force the mouth to water through the medium-length finish. Drinking range: 2025 - 2028 Rating: 89 Eric Guido, www.vinous.com (Sept 2025)
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We offer free nationwide delivery on all orders over 拢150 (excluding Highlands & Islands). Express Delivery options also available.Le Battistelle
Gelmino and Cristina Dal Bosco's small family farm is in Brognoligo, the ultimate zone for vineyards at the heart of the Soave Classico region. The family for years sold their grapes to the local co-op but since 2002 took the decison to make their own wines and express their very specific terroir. Thank goodness they did. Their prized vineyards sit on the slopes of an ancient volcano. The steep slopes make viticulture hard work - but the vines thrive here at altitude, firmly rooted in the ancient, basalt-rich volcanic soils. The top wine 'Roccolo del Durlo' comes from such steep vineyards, which similar to the Douro are built up on ancient dry stone walls so that working here is officially certified as 'Heroic Viticulture'!
This geology adds an unmistakable vein of mineral freshness to the two brilliant wines. They only grow Garganega here and the juice has a lovely weight of soft pear fruit, some melon and delicious fresh brush of citrus too - aligned with the clean, precise mineral undertone - the results are great. Finally we have found what we have been searching for. A brilliant producer of fresh, textured Soaves that you just want to drink.
2025 THE FESTIVE CHRISTMAS CASE
The festive season is a wonderful, chaotic whirlwind. It's a time for cosy traditions, but it鈥檚 also full of unannounced guests, impromptu kitchen parties, and the sudden need to 'just bring a bottle.'
This case is your festive cheat-code.
We鈥檝e built this 12-bottle case (two of each wine, because one is never enough) as your one-stop-shop for the season. It鈥檚 packed with fantastic all-rounders that you can happily pull from the wine rack knowing they will please a crowd.
It all starts with a celebratory fizz from Jean-Louis Denois, a man who left Champagne to find the brilliant terroir of Limoux. For the whites, we鈥檝e included our own-label White Burgundy, a smart, 'perfectly concentrated' Chardonnay from a single vineyard source, alongside a zesty, mineral Soave Classico from Le Battistelle, grown on ancient, basalt-rich volcanic soils.
For the reds, we've covered every base. There's a classic, supple Cru Bourgeois M茅doc from Ch芒teau L'Argenteyre, a juicy, spicy C么tes du Rh么ne from the three friends from Ireland who founded the rising-star Domaine Les Deux Cols, and a cheerful, laid-back Rioja from the Artuke brothers, who are making a thoroughly modern style of wine.
Get the wine rack stocked, and let the festivities begin.
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