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Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
VS - Vinous |
93 Points |
2005 |
02/2022
Review
Dusty florals, ginger and sweet spice create an understated and delicate bouquet as the 2005 Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne opens in the glass. On the palate, this is zesty and extroverted, with ripe tropical fruits and exotic florals propelled by brisk acidity. Only a hint of hazelnut and custard reveals its maturity. The 2005 then takes a turn toward the savory and salty through the long yet remarkably fresh finale.
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Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
VS - Vinous |
94 Points |
2010 |
02/2022
Review
The 2010 Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne captivates with a burst of lemon zest and tropical florals that leads to young peach and the slightest hint of hazelnut. This is silky, almost glycerol-like in feel and undeniably elegant with a pleasant inner sweetness, as ripe pit fruits are carried by juicy acidity. There's amazing length here, tapering off with dried pears, hints of iodine and an almondy richness. The 2010 is a perfect example of how well Soave can age. At ten years old, this is simply fascinating.
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Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
JS - James Suckling |
95 Points |
2018 |
08/2021
Review
Honeyed apple and ripe lemon together with notes of basil, honeycomb, white chocolate and creamy minerals. Superb complexity. The palate is full, super silky and seamless and packed with flavor. Relentless length. The old vines are really talking here. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
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Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
WE - Wine Enthusiast |
95 Points |
2018 |
11/2021
Review
Made with fruit from extremely old vines planted in volcanic soils, this drop-dead gorgeous white opens with enticing aromas of cedar, yellow spring flowers, citrus and wild herbs. The dry, delicious palate boasts elegance and depth, featuring ripe apricot, lemon zest, baking spice and salty, flinty mineral notes before an almond finish. Exquisite, it's wonderful now but will age 10 years or more.
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Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
VS - Vinous |
93 Points |
2019 |
02/2022
Review
The 2019 Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne is wonderfully perfumed (whimsical comes to mind), with yellow flowers giving way to slate and crushed apple. This soothes with its silky textures and ripe orchard fruits, all carried across a core of minerals and brisk acids that adds an almost-salty-sweet quality. This tapers off long and floral with persistent fruit and hints of sour lime.
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Gini |
Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
VS - Vinous |
91 Points |
2020 |
02/2022
Review
The 2020 Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne is incredibly pretty, yet also youthfully understated, with lime zests and wet stone giving way to smoky dried flowers. It's silky, focused and perfumed with saline-tinged acids and ripe orchard fruits. This tapers off incredibly floral and fresh, as residual acids slowly fizzle out. The 2020 will require time to fully express itself.
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Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
GR - Gambero Rosso |
3 Bicchieri |
2014 |
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Gini |
Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
GR - Gambero Rosso |
2 Bicchieri |
2018 |
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Gini |
Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
WS - Wine Spectator |
92 Points |
2014 |
03/2018
Review
There's real intensity to the flavors of ripe pineapple, peach skin, Thai basil and ground anise in this creamy, medium-bodied white, yet it's elegant overall, with sleek, well-knit acidity maintaining freshness and focus through to the minerally, smoke-laced finish. Drink now through 2025.
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Gini |
Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
WS - Wine Spectator |
90 Points |
2015 |
01/2019
Review
Golden apple, almond blossom and pastry cream flavors are accented by orange peel, anise and smoke-tinged mineral notes in this sleek, light- to medium-bodied white. Well-knit and tangy, with a racy finish. Drink now through 2024.
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Gini |
Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
WE - Wine Enthusiast |
95 Points |
2015 |
11/2019
Review
Made with grapes from vines that are over 100 years old, this dazzling white opens with heady scents of yellow spring flowers, apricot, dried pineapple slice and toasted almond with a whiff of acacia honey. The focused palate delivers ripe yellow peach, mature yellow pear, lemon drop candy and white pepper alongside grilled herb and a mineral note of graphite. Fresh acidity keeps it young and tense. Drink now or hold for even more complexity. Best through 2025.
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Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
VS - Vinous |
92 Points |
2015 |
06/2019
Review
Bright golden-yellow. Late harvest Garganega nuances of honey, balsamic oils, and almond paste complicate bright yellow fruit and flower aromas and flavors. Hints of oaky spices add depth but are a little dominant at present, rising on the long, suave.
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Gini |
Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
WS - Wine Spectator |
91 Points |
2016 |
10/2020
Review
A lovely, mouthwatering white, svelte and light- to medium-bodied, seamlessly integrating mineral underpinnings with flavors of Canary melon, lemon meringue, chamomile and biscuit. Hints of smoke, saline and spice chime on the creamy finish. Drink now through 2026. 800 cases made, 300 cases imported.
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Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
JS - James Suckling |
94 Points |
2016 |
09/2019
Review
A beautiful and rich white with lots of cooked apples and pears, minerals and hints of honey. Full-bodied, creamy and fruity. Lovely finish. This is always a top white. Drink or hold.
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Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
VS - Vinous |
94 Points |
2016 |
01/2021
Review
The 2016 Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne displays a stunning golden color in the glass, as it wafts up with a rich bouquet of spiced lemon peel, dried apricot, potpourri and almond paste. It’s deeply textural, with an almost oily feel, yet well-balanced and energetic, as a soothing wave of peach and young mango coasts across a core of juicy acids. There’s a hint of tropical fruit and brown spice toward the close, as the Salvarenza shakes off its structural weight and tapers off to freshness. This is a serious expression of Soave that is made from vines that are over a century old.
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Gini |
Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
WE - Wine Enthusiast |
96 Points |
2016 |
08/2020
Review
Aromas of Spanish broom, acacia and yellow stone fruit mingle with whiffs of hazelnut on this stunning white. Elegantly structured, the radiant palate has depth and complexity thanks to volcanic soils and 100-year-old vines, delivering apricot, ripe pear and tangy mineral notes evoking oyster shell before a white-almond finish. Hold for even more complexity. Drink through 2026.
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Gini |
Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
VS - Vinous |
92 Points |
2018 |
01/2021
Review
The 2018 Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne is youthfully coy yet packed full of potential. Musky apricot and pears are joined by notes of crushed stone and savory spice, creating a slightly inward yet mesmerizing display. It’s weighty yet perfectly supported by a frame of brisk acids and minerals, as texturally ripe orchard fruits coat the palate with a glyceral feel. Hints of young peach, candied ginger and inner florals linger throughout the long finale.
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Gini |
Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
VR - Veronelli |
3 Stars |
2018 |
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Gini |
Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
VS - Vinous |
92 Points |
2020 |
03/2023
Review
The 2020 Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne opens slowly with a beautiful and nuanced bouquet that blends white Kowers with young peach, hints of candied lime and sweet smoke. It’s silky and perfumed with a lovely inner sweetness contrasting saline minerals and lime-tinged orchard fruits. This tapers oO with incredible length yet is poised, leaving spicy citrus and sweet herbal tones to resonate. The 2020 remains in a youthfully backward phase, yet it's developing beautifully with time in the bottle.
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Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
JS - James Suckling |
96 Points |
2010 |
05/2023
Review
Porcini, almond husk and roasted chestnuts straight off the hearth at a Tokyo subway. The mid-palate, of considerable depth; the finish, all precision and power. Clearly a great vintage at the optimal point of drinking, yet far from falling off a precipice. Wondrous stuff and a treat to taste after 13 years or so in bottle. Drink now.
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Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
JS - James Suckling |
95 Points |
2020 |
05/2023
Review
The oldest vines in all of Soave: pre-phylloxera centurions, many nearly 140-years-old. The vinosity, sap, mineral undercurrent and sheer persuasiveness of the package, attests to this. A tour de force. Sure, there is the usual crew of stone fruits, ginger crystal, jasmine, frangipani and sea spray salinity. Yet there is also textural persuasion, all chew and chomp, amidst a bowl of scented orchard fruits flecked with botrytised high tones of mango skin. Drinkable now, but best from 2024.
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Soave Classico Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne |
WS - Wine Spectator |
92 Points |
2020 |
08/2023
Review
This finely meshed white offers poached apricot, pineapple and tangerine fruit flavors that are rich, juicy and enlivened by zesty milled white pepper and pink grapefruit peel notes, which work in tandem with the bright acidity to provide fine balance. Long and minerally, with tactile hints of almond skin and chalk playing on the finish. Drink now through 2028. 800 cases made, 100 cases imported.
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