This week my Giro D'Italia passes through the Veneto region in north eastern Italy. The wine we are sampling is an Italian white, soave (pronounced swa-vay). This 2002 San Anselmi is made from garganega and trebbiano grapes like most soave. Roberto Anselmi is renowed for his innovative wine making and his insistence on not been confined by the DOCG regulations. This wine gains the IGT (indicazione geografica tipica) label but it would be incorrect to read into that lower quality.
Distinctive citrus and apple tones with some oak (possibly?) make this an interestingly different wine to drink. A definite sweet quality but with a smooth rather than syrup finish. Try this suave soave sometime soon!
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docg or igt?
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