La Prima Souvignier Gris Veneto IGT

0.75l

$31.00

$31.00 $37.00

La Prima Souvignier Gris Veneto IGT

Tenuta Do Leoni

La Prima Souvignier Gris Veneto IGT

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$31.00

$31.00 $37.00

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The Product in Brief:

✓ Souvignier Gris Veneto IGT from PIWI vines grown on the Berici Hills - Italy North East

✓ First winemaking of the Tenuta Do Leoni

✓ Limited production of only 330 numbered bottles

✓ Fresh and mineral profile with citrus and exotic notes

✓ Vintage 2024

✓ Alcohol content: 12% vol.

✓ Ideal for gourmet aperitifs, fish, and vegetarian cuisine

Tenuta Do Leoni's "La Prima" is born in the Berici Hills (in the province of Vicenza), in the territory of Bugano, and represents the beginning of a contemporary winemaking project that combines sustainability, research, and landscape enhancement. A white wine that expresses a precise agricultural vision, where innovation and respect for the environment coexist in balance. The protagonist is Souvignier Gris, a resistant PIWI vine created in 1983 in Freiburg, Germany, and introduced to Italy's National Register of Grape Varieties in 2014. A still rare variety in the Italian landscape, it interprets modern viticulture with a sustainable approach, reducing interventions in the vineyard and enhancing the identity of the territory. Produced in a limited run of only 330 numbered bottles, this pure Souvignier Gris white wine comes from vineyards cultivated on red clay soils and limestone rocks of marine origin, typical of the Berici Hills. A terroir that gives the wine a distinct minerality and an elegant structure.

In the glass, it presents a luminous golden yellow, with delicate coppery nuances. The aromatic profile is intense and refined, with citrus notes, hints of exotic fruits, and subtle floral nuances. On the palate, it stands out for its freshness, balance, and a fine acidity that precisely accompanies each sip, enhancing the mineral component. An aperitif wine that naturally pairs with goat cheese and walnut crostini. It also expresses itself with balance as a first course, paired with fish - particularly successful with grilled shrimp - and delicate preparations, from asparagus risottos to wild herb risottos. Moving east, an interesting dialogue with some expressions of Asian cuisine, where the spicy notes find correspondence in preparations that include ginger or lemongrass. A label that tells a new idea of wine: sustainable, authentic, and deeply connected to the Berici Hills territory.

Product Sheet:

Grape Variety: Souvignier Gris (PIWI grape variety) in purity

Denomination: Veneto I.G.T.

Production Area: Bugano, Berici Hills (Vicenza) - Italy North East

Soil Characteristics: Red clays and limestones of marine origin

Color: Golden yellow with slight coppery nuances

Organoleptic Notes: The aromatic profile is intense and refined, with citrus notes, hints of exotic fruits, and subtle floral nuances. On the palate, it stands out for its freshness, balance, and a fine acidity that precisely accompanies each sip, enhancing the mineral component.

Serving Temperature: 8–10°C

Alcohol Content: 12.00% Vol.

Winemaking: Winemaking focused on enhancing varietal purity and the expressive freshness of the grape variety. Completely manual harvest in the second half of August, pressing of whole grapes, aging in steel on natural yeasts.

Production: 330 numbered bottles

Pairings: Gourmet aperitifs, goat cheese and walnut crostini, grilled fish, vegetable risottos, aromatic Asian cuisine.

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Tenuta Do Leoni is nestled on the hill of Bugano, in the Riviera Berica near Vicenza, at the beginning of the Colli Berici in the province of Vicenza, in North-East Italy, a highly renowned wine-growing area. It is a contemporary wine project born from the desire to bring new life to a family-owned land preserved for generations. Here, wine is not just agricultural production, but the result of a journey shaped by memory, research, and responsibility towards the landscape. At the helm of the estate are Giovanni and Federica, who chose to transform a long-abandoned area into a regenerated agricultural ecosystem. The name Do Leoni reflects this shared vision: a family business looking towards the future without losing its connection to its roots, passing on to new generations the value of the land and its care. The wine project develops with an agroecological and sustainable approach, based on farming practices that respect soil fertility and biodiversity. Soil preparation, forest restoration, and the introduction of green manure crops have been key steps in creating a vineyard fully integrated into the landscape of the Colli Berici.

A defining element of the production philosophy is the choice to cultivate PIWI grape varieties, naturally resistant to the main fungal diseases of the vine. This decision allows for reduced intervention in the vineyard and supports a more conscious form of viticulture, focused on ecosystem protection and wine quality. The term PIWI comes from the German pilzwiderstandsfähig (“fungus-resistant”) and identifies a new generation of vines capable of combining expressive character with agricultural sustainability. The Bugano area, with its red clay soils and marine-origin limestone rocks, offers ideal conditions for producing wines with strong personality. A landscape already known in past centuries for the quality of its grapes, as evidenced by historical accounts and travelers’ stories describing these hills during harvest time. In this context comes LA PRIMA, the estate’s first wine: a pure Souvignier Gris, initially produced in a micro-batch of just 330 hand-numbered bottles. A wine that marks the beginning of a winemaking journey focused on precision and on enhancing the varietal’s potential. Its golden color with copper reflections, citrus aromas, and notes of exotic fruit are supported by a fresh palate and a pronounced mineral character.

Alongside Souvignier Gris, the project dedicated to Prior is growing—a PIWI red grape variety deeply rooted in the estate’s soils and representing the future of production. Its evolution requires time and patience, essential elements in a viticulture that respects natural rhythms and prioritizes quality over speed. Tenuta Do Leoni is also a place of relationships and cultural exchange. The project has developed in dialogue with Berardo Da Schio, an agronomist and advocate of contemporary sustainable agriculture, sharing the goal of enhancing the territory while fully respecting environmental balance. From this blend of expertise, friendship, and vision emerges a model of viticulture that interprets wine as an expression of the landscape and a responsibility towards the future. In every bottle, one finds the idea of a form of agriculture that listens to the land, values biodiversity, and transforms a family heritage into an authentic wine project. Tenuta Do Leoni thus represents one of the most interesting expressions of the new viticulture of the Colli Berici, where varietal innovation and territorial memory come together to create distinctive, contemporary wines.