2022 ChevernyDomaine du Salvard
France | Loire
$22
Producers
Nestled in the hills between Verona and Venice, this small family estate has been farmed by the Vignato family for almost 100 years. The main variety here is Garganega, the same grape used in nearby Soave. Davide Vignato’s 2021 El Gian bottling has a substantial, almost tannic, aspect—a real weight and fleshiness that comes not from ripeness, but rather from the volcanic soil in a way that’s similar to whites from Mount Etna in Sicily. I’m sure Davide’s organic and biodynamic vineyard practices don’t hurt, either.
—Dustin Soiseth
Wine Type: | white |
Vintage: | 2021 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | Garganega |
Appellation: | Gambellara Classico |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Veneto |
Producer: | Davide Vignato |
Winemaker: | Davide Vignato |
Vineyard: | 25 years average |
Soil: | Volcanic, basalt soil |
Aging: | Ages on fine lees in stainless steel tank for 5 months until bottling |
Farming: | Biodynamic (practicing) |
Alcohol: | 11.5% |
Davide Vignato Italy | Veneto | Gambellara, Veneto Bianco
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Italy’s most prolific wine region by volume, the Veneto is the source of some of the country’s most notorious plonk: you’ll find oceans of insipid Pinot Grigo, thin Bardolino, and, of course, the ubiquitous Prosecco. And yet, the Veneto produces the highest proportion of DOC wine of any Italian region: home to prestigious appellations like Valpolicella, Amarone, and Soave, it is capable of excelling in all three colors, with equally great potential in the bubbly and dessert departments.
With almost 200,000 acres planted, the Veneto has a wealth of terroirs split between the Po Valley and the foothills of the Alps. While the rich soils of the flatlands are conducive to mechanization, high yields, and mass production of bulk wine, the areas to the north offer a fresher climate and a diversity of poor soil types, ideal for food-friendly wines that show a sense of place. Whether it’s a charming Prosecco Superiore from the Glera grape, a stony Soave or Gambellara from Garganega, or a Corvina-based red in any style, the Veneto’s indigenous grape varieties show real character when worked via traditional production methods.
Since his first visit in 1979, Kermit has regularly returned to the Veneto to enjoy its richness of fine wines and local cuisine. Our collaboration with Corte Gardoni, our longest-running Italian import, is a testament to this. The proximity of beautiful cities like Verona and Venice, with their deep culinary heritage, certainly doesn’t hurt, either.
Corte Gardoni Italy | Veneto | Bardolino
Gregoletto Italy | Veneto | Colli Trevigiani Verdiso
Gregoletto Italy | Veneto | Colli Trevigiani Verdiso
Gregoletto Italy | Veneto | Colli Trevigiani
Corte Gardoni Italy | Veneto | Corvina Veronese IGT
Gregoletto Italy | Veneto | Colli Trevigiani
Corte Gardoni Italy | Veneto | Bianco di Custoza
Davide Vignato Italy | Veneto | Gambellara, Veneto Bianco
Corte Gardoni Italy | Veneto | Bardolino Chiaretto
Sommariva Italy | Veneto | Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Superiore
Gregoletto Italy | Veneto | Prosecco Treviso
Sommariva Italy | Veneto | Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Superiore
For the wines that I buy I insist that the winemaker leave them whole, intact. I go into the cellars now and select specific barrels or cuvées, and I request that they be bottled without stripping them with filters or other devices. This means that many of our wines will arrive with a smudge of sediment and will throw a more important deposit as time goes by, It also means the wine will taste better.
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