Soave Classico Le Bine de Costiola
2023
The Tamellini family have been cultivating vineyards for generations, passing down their knowledge and passion from one generation to the next. In 1998, brothers Gaetano and Pio Francesco decided to take their family's legacy to the next level by starting their own winery. They were determined to create something truly special, a one-of-a-kind Soave that would set them apart. Gaetano took on the role of managing the growth and production of the vineyards, while Pio focused on turning the grapes...
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The clusters are selected in the vineyard and collected in bins by hand. The press is done without destemming and with soft crushing to mainain the original rich aromas and taste. The must is cooled at 5 degrees Celsius; than the must is fermented with temperature control at 15 degrees Celsius; after fermentation the wine rests for 5-6 months before being bottled. After 1 year from bottling the wine is released on the market.
Restrained and smoky, this is dominated on the nose by stone fruit and lemon zest. The palate is vibrant with tingling acidity, more stone fruit, light body and a tight, almost austere finish.
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Fennel pollen. Smokiness, as finespun and wraithlike as winter mist. Fresh-cut bergamot, nettle tea, white pears, wet chalk. Tightly tortile, in a way that their oh-so-ready-to-dance Soave 2021 isn't, this feels and tastes like a wine that just wants another one, two, yes please even three, years. It comes with the proffered promise, in time, of almonds, honey, braised fennel and silver-tip tea. The steely pleach of acidity and minerality run like a spinal cord through the wine. Hold, hold, hold on this nervy, complex, coiled wine.
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