Soave Classico 'Monte Alto' Ca' Rugate 2022

The Soave Classico Superiore Monte Alto belongs to the group of crus of Ca' Rugate, a historic company of the Tessari family, founded in the heart of Valpolicella, straddling Monteforte d'Alpone and Montecchia di Crosara, and a witness for over a century to viticulture closely linked to the traditions of the territory and local grape varieties. All the grapes from Ca' Rugate are vinified in the state-of-the-art winery in Montecchia di Crosara.

Spread over more than 4000 square meters and divided into 3 levels, the winery allows the company to concentrate all the processes of vinification, aging, bottling, and storage in one location. The owned vineyards, located on the Rugate hill that gives the company its name, are cultivated partly with the Veronese pergola system and partly with guyot. The main grape variety is Garganega, from which the celebrated Soave Classico is born. On the south-facing slopes, where grape cultivation finds particularly favorable conditions, the soil is basaltic and rich in clay and silt.

characteristics that have made it possible to identify particular micro-areas, suitable for obtaining a fresh, balanced, persistent Soave Classico with great personality. In this highly vocated terroir, the wines produced acquire a pronounced acidic structure, with highly recognizable savory and mineral notes dictated by the wide presence of volcanic debris within the soil.

These are the territorial premises that give rise to this warm and soft wine, with a structure capable of supporting significant evolution after a few years of age, the Soave Classico Monte Alto is produced with the best grapes from the vineyards of Monteforte d'Alpone, bringing with it a varietal expression of the highest quality that seals, thus, the great relationship established over time between the Ca' Rugate company and the hills of Soave.