Recioto di Soave DOCG

Tenuta Trabucchi

Recioto di Soave DOCG

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The Product in Brief:

✓ Vintage 2007 – Pure Garganega

✓ Natural drying until February (70–75% drop)

✓ Aged in French oak barrels

✓ Aromas of dried apricot, honey, white pepper, almond, caramel

✓ Creamy, sweet, mineral and very long-lasting

✓ Ideal with dry pastries, blue cheeses and fruit desserts

Tenuta Trabucchi's 2007 Recioto di Soave DOCG is a sweet wine of extraordinary complexity, a symbol of the Val d'Illasi winemaking tradition. It is made from 100% Garganega grapes from the historic Fondo Galante vineyard, located approximately 200 meters above sea level. The vines are trained using the Pergola Veronese, Espalier, and Espalier systems with Guyot pruning, to ensure balanced ripening and consistent quality. Harvesting is done manually from the second half of September, selecting only the finest bunches. The grapes are then left to dry in drying rooms until February, losing between 70% and 75% of their natural weight.

This process concentrates sugars, aromas, and structure, preparing the must for fermentation and subsequent aging in French oak barrels, where the wine slowly evolves, acquiring creaminess, elegance, and aromatic depth. In the glass, it appears golden yellow with coppery highlights. The nose is rich and enveloping, with notes of dried apricot, honey, white pepper, almond shell, and caramel, which return promptly on the palate. The palate is sweet yet balanced by well-balanced minerality and savory notes: a creamy texture, long aromatic persistence, and an unmistakable burnt caramel finish that complements the wine's natural sweetness. One of the most refined expressions of Recioto di Soave.

Product Sheet:

Denomination: Recioto di Soave DOCG.

Vintage: 2007.

Grape variety: 100% Garganega.

Production area: Municipalities of the Recioto di Soave DOC denomination (VR); Fondo Galante vineyards.

Vineyard altitude: Approximately 200 m above sea level

Soil characteristics: Suitable soils of the Illasi Valley; cultivation methods: Pergola Veronese, Espalier, and Guyot.

Tasting Notes: Golden yellow color with copper highlights. Intense aromas of dried apricot, honey, white pepper, almond shell, and caramel. Sweet, creamy, mineral, and savory on the palate, with a long aromatic finish and a burnt caramel finish.

Alcohol content: 13.5% vol.

Winemaking notes: Natural drying until February (70–75% drop); fermentation and aging in French oak.

Harvest period: From the second half of September, manual harvest.

Serving temperature: 14–15°C.

Pairings: Dry pastries, fruit tarts, blue cheeses, foie gras and yellow fruit desserts.

Philosophy: Respect for the Recioto tradition, maximum grape selection, and natural drying for an authentic expression of Garganega.

Allergens: Contains sulphites.

From the volcanic soils of Soave to the limestone hills of the Berici, a journey between Verona and Vicenza to discover two territories that reveal different yet complementary expressions of Veneto wine.

East of Verona, Soave stretches across the hills that rise from the plain towards the Lessini Mountains. Further east, in the province of Vicenza, the Colli Berici emerge as a distinctive hilly landscape with a strong geological and natural identity. Two different territories, united by an ancient winemaking history and a relationship with the land that still shapes the character of their wines today. Here, the vine is not simply a crop. It is part of the landscape, the history of local families and the identity of the villages. Vine rows, dry-stone walls, rural courtyards, villas, castles and small villages tell the story of an agricultural civilisation built over centuries, in which wine has become one of the most authentic ways of interpreting the territory.

Soave: the land of volcanoes and Garganega

Soave is one of Italy's historic wine regions. Its heart lies in the eastern hills of the province of Verona, around the towns of Soave and Monteforte d'Alpone, where vineyards cover slopes and ridges shaped by an extraordinarily complex geological history. The medieval village of Soave, dominated by its castle and still enclosed within its ancient walls, is the best-known image of this territory. But to truly understand its wines, you need to climb into the hills, following roads that wind through vineyards, contrade and small rural settlements as far as Monteforte d'Alpone.

It is here that one of Soave's most fascinating features emerges: its volcanic origin. Millions of years ago, this part of Veneto was shaped by intense volcanic activity. Basalt, lava rock and tuff still emerge today across many of the eastern hills of the appellation, alternating with areas of limestone. This geological diversity is reflected directly in the wines, creating different expressions even within a short distance of one another.

On these soils, Garganega has found its natural habitat over the centuries. An ancient grape variety deeply rooted in the Veronese territory, Garganega has a remarkable ability to interpret the place where it grows. In the finest hillside vineyards of Soave, it combines ripe fruit, freshness, tension and a savoury, mineral character that becomes increasingly evident with time. Alongside Garganega grows Trebbiano di Soave, a historic presence capable of adding freshness and precision to the wines.

Soave Classico identifies the historic heart of the appellation, on the hills of Soave and Monteforte d'Alpone. It is a landscape shaped over time, where vineyards often grow on steep slopes and human cultivation has followed the natural contours of the hills rather than altering them. Here, altitude, exposure, ventilation and soil composition change from one contrada to another. It is precisely this fragmentation that makes Soave such a remarkably diverse territory: not a single wine, but many interpretations of Garganega and the Veronese hills.

In younger wines, freshness, flowers, fruit and immediacy prevail. In Soave from the finest vineyards and allowed to evolve, time reveals a deeper dimension: notes of herbs, ripe citrus, yellow fruit, stone and mineral nuances come together in wines capable of developing complexity even after several years. Perhaps time itself is one of the best ways to understand great Soave: wines that may appear delicate in their youth can reveal surprising depth and longevity as they evolve.

Colli Berici: stone, sunshine and great red wines

Leaving the Verona area and moving towards Vicenza, the landscape changes. The Colli Berici rise from the Vicenza plain like an island of hills. Their contours are gentler, the climate is generally warmer, and Mediterranean vegetation grows alongside woods, olive groves and vineyards. Venetian villas, small villages and ancient rural courtyards bear witness to a history in which agriculture and culture have shaped the landscape together.

Here too, geology plays a fundamental role in defining the identity of the wines. The Colli Berici are predominantly limestone and sedimentary in origin, formed from ancient seabeds, with traces of volcanic activity in certain areas. Limestone rock, clay and stony soils create particularly favourable conditions for vines, while the exposure of the hills and relatively mild climate allow the grapes to ripen fully and evenly.

If Soave finds its most distinctive voice in Garganega, the Colli Berici show a particular vocation for red wines. The symbolic grape variety is Tai Rosso, historically rooted especially in the area around Barbarano and the southern Berici. It is capable of producing fragrant, spicy and highly drinkable wines, where red fruit is often accompanied by Mediterranean herbs and a delicately savoury character.

Alongside Tai Rosso, the Colli Berici have shown a particular affinity over time with varieties such as Carmenère, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The climate, exposures and limestone-clay soils allow these grapes to achieve full ripeness while maintaining balance, producing wines capable of combining structure, elegance and longevity. Carmenère, long mistaken for Cabernet Franc in local vineyards, has also found one of its most interesting Italian expressions in the Colli Berici.

Two territories, two ways of expressing Veneto

Soave and the Colli Berici are separated by just a few kilometres of plain, yet they reveal two profoundly different expressions of Veneto viticulture. In Soave, Garganega, ancient volcanic soils, altitude and the tension of great white wines dominate. In the Colli Berici, the landscape becomes warmer and more Mediterranean, limestone plays a central role, and it is above all the red wines that find depth and character.

On one side are the hills of Monteforte d'Alpone and Soave, with their contrade and vineyards rooted in ancient volcanic rock. On the other are the hills of Vicenza, where limestone, clay, woods and vineyards overlook the surrounding plain. What unites them is an ancient agricultural culture, built on families, vineyards handed down through generations, observation of the seasons and an intimate knowledge of individual plots.

Today, these territories are experiencing a new chapter. More and more producers are bringing vineyards, biodiversity, soil identity and the distinctive character of individual areas back to the centre of their work, seeking not only quality in their wines but an increasingly precise relationship with the place they come from. Because the deepest value of these territories lies not simply in their ability to produce great wines. It lies in the possibility of recognising, in a glass, the very hill from which that wine comes.

The basalt and Garganega of Soave. The limestone, sunshine and red wines of the Colli Berici. Two landscapes, two identities, two different ways of expressing through wine the extraordinary diversity of Veneto.

Trabucchi is a historic winery in the Illasi Valley, on the eastern slopes of Valpolicella, an area that has proven over the years to be capable of producing wines of great finesse and longevity. The estate was born with a strong agricultural vocation and a profound respect for the land and its natural balance: a way of working that prioritizes quality, attention to the vineyard, and daily attention to detail. Tender vineyards, breezy hills, limestone and basalt soils: these are the roots of the Trabucchi wines, designed to express the terroir rather than follow trends. Today, the winery and the splendid estate are owned by Dal Forno Bros., which has chosen to enhance this location, maintaining its recognizability while also integrating it into a broader family project.

With the arrival of the new management, significant renovation and modernization efforts have begun: targeted work in the vineyards to preserve soil vitality and plant health, investments in the cellar with the introduction of the most advanced winemaking and fermentation control technologies, new aging areas, and a general increase in quality standards. Dal Forno Bros. owns and markets two distinct brands: Trabucchi, which represents continuity with the history of the Illasi estate and the elegant style of eastern Valpolicella, and Comaroto, a brand new addition to the premium and luxury wine scene, whose first vintage—2021—will not be available until 2026.

The estate is run by Michele and Luca, sons of Romano Dal Forno, who have grown up with the experience and culture of one of the families that has contributed most to the international prestige of Amarone and the Val d'Illasi. Their involvement doesn't denature Trabucchi: it strengthens it. They bring method, rigorous grape selection, a sensitivity to aging times, and a clear vision of positioning: the wine must be recognizable, territorial, clean, and capable of aging. It is this school that has demonstrated, over the years, that even outside the traditional zone, it is possible to produce top-quality Valpolicella and Amarone, provided careful selection, controlled drying, and adequate cellaring time are applied. Within this framework, Trabucchi remains the "historic" face of the Illasi estate: Valpolicella of finesse, Amarone of elegant texture, Recioto of great aromatic power, all products of vineyards cultivated with respect, precision, and an agricultural approach that puts the land at the center. Comaroto, on the other hand, is the project that looks further ahead: a name that recalls the family's roots and will be released on the market only after it has fully matured. Thus, Tenuta Trabucchi enters a new phase: same valley, same vocation, but with the support of the Dal Forno Bros. structure and expertise, and with the goal of making the Illasi Valley known not only for its agricultural history, but for its ability to produce top-notch wines.