Soave

IWC Silver medal 90 points  Soave 2021 LA CAPPUCCINA 

Slow Wine 2023 

Here's our page from the Gambero Rosso wine guide: 

MONTE STELLE 2021   2 bicchieri rossi / 2 red glasses 

ARZIMO Recito di Soave  2 bicchieri rossi / 2 red glasses 

FONTEGO  2021   2 bicchieri / 2 glasses

BASALTIK  2021   2 bicchieri / 2 glasses

SOAVE  2021   2 bicchieri / 2 glasses

FONTEGO 2021  "bere bene" award

 Grazie per apprezzare i nostri vini!

Dalla guida Gambero Rosso la nostra pagina dedicata

MONTE STELLE 2021  2 bicchieri rossi

ARZIMO Recito di Soave  2 bicchieri rossi

FONTEGO  2021  2 bicchieri 

BASALTIK  2021  2 bicchieri 

SOAVE 2021  2 bicchieri 

FONTEGO  2021  bere bene 

 Grazie per apprezzare i nostri vini!

Gold medal Millesime Bio 2023  Soave 2021 la cappuccina

Gambero Rosso 2 bicchieri 

Slow Wine 2022 awards "Moneta"  and  "Top Wine Vino Quotidiano" 

Slow Wine 2022 TOP WINE Vino quotidiano 

Bio Millesime challenge '22

SOAVE LA CAPPUCCINA

GOLD medal 

VITE guida AIS 2022

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Drinking Window
2022 - 2025

From: Soave - The Long Road Home (Apr 2022)

The 2020 Soave is subtle and delicate in the glass with dusty yellow florals and hints of peach skins. It washes across the palate, soft and round, with a lovely mineral and acid balance. This leaves a glycerol coating of fruit concentration, yet still finishes remarkably fresh. While not the last note on depth, the 2020 is really quite lovely.

- By Eric Guido on February 2022

International Organic Wine Award 2020 in Germany  - Gold medal

Gambero Rosso 2 bicchieri 

We are happy to have been rewarded by the Slow Wine guide 2021

with the following awards:

BOTTLE
for having presented all our wines with an excellent average quality

and 

TOP Wine to Soave 2019
Thank you, Slow Wine! 

And they are satisfactions!

MONTE STELLE 2019    88 
Crisp acidity creates a snappy frame for flavors of ripe peach and star fruit in this light-bodied sipper, with hints of petrol, spice and herb on the snappy finish. Drink now.
 

SOAVE 2019    88 
A bright and tangy light-bodied sipper, this white is minerally on the nose, with chalk and stone accents layered with lively flacors of tangerine, melon ball, and candied pink grapefruit zest. Drink now. 
 

SAN BRIZIO 2018    
Praline and butterscotch notes are a rich and aromatic overtone to flavors of peach and blood orange sorbet in this expressive, light to medium-bodied white backed by snappy acidity. Drink now. 

 

89

Drinking Window
2021 - 2024

From: Valpolicella & Soave: The Times, They Are A Changin’ (Feb 2021)

The 2019 Soave is spicy and fresh with a display of lemon zest, kiwi and hints of ginger. Its textures are silky, casting ripe orchard fruits offset by minerals across a medium-bodied frame. This cleans up beautifully with hints of sour citrus and an almost salty feel throughout the finale. There's a lot of character packed into this excellent entry-level Soave, and it’s a great value too.

- By Eric Guido on January 2021

Vini Buoni d'Italia  4 stelle 

Gambero Rosso – 2 bicchieri 

Slow Wine Slow Food 2020 

Veronelli 2020   * *  2 stelle 

SOAVE 2018 has been awarded for best VALUE in the Venetian Region by Berebene 2020 guide by Gambero Rosso.

It’s difficult to know the brothers Elena, Sisto and Pietro, the fourth generation at the helm of the company, and not to appreciate the identity spirit that gave their productions, a perfect union between the territory, its history and the continuous search for added value. Here oegnic is the starting point, not easy fashion of the moment. A belief that starts from far and finds confirmation in every gesture of the daily management of the vineyard.

With the recent vegan certification of all wines, a further piece is added to the company’s strongly green project.

 LA CAPPUCCINA Soave 2017  has been awarded in the 100 TOP Value for 2018 by Wine Spectator, US.

A fresh, lithe and light-bodied white, with pretty honeysuckle and spice notes accenting the Gala apple and nectarine flavors. —Alison Napjus

88  points LA CAPPUCCINA Soave 2017 Italy

Soave 2017 has been awarded with a BRONZE medal from the ’International Wine Challenge in Uk 2018.

Soave 2017  –bronze medal

SOAVE La CAPPUCCINA has been awarded with the “everyday wine”, “vino quotidiano” award for the Slow Wine guide by Slow Food

and the symbol COIN  to a winery whose bottles are good value for money.

Everyday Wine: SOAVE 2016

a bottles that offer excellent value for money!

Aromas of wild flower and orchard fruit take center stage while the straightforward enjoyable palate offers ripe yellow pear and McIntosh apple. It’s bright, with fresh acidity and a pleasantly bitter almond finish. 87 points

La CAPPUCCINA’s Tessari bros, who can boast a thirty-year organic certification, have been carring with great passion one of the most beautiful story of love for their territory of this part of Veneto.The style of their wines exalts the typical grapes of the area.

SOAVE 2015 has a delicate perfume and a good drinkability.

LA CAPPUCCINA Soave 2015  is Wine of the Month Club, U.S. Oct,2016 

Tasting Notes

Although Soave bears the distinction of being the largest DOC in Italy for the production of white wine, only several dozen Soave producers fashion wines of superior character and quality. La CAPPUCCINA is unquestionably one of those elite. The 2015 La CAPPUCCINA Soavebears the beautiful golden robe of the noble Garganega grape, replete with the luster of the radiant Italian sun. An enticing aroma, resplendent with hints of acacia flowers and soft fruit scents in the form of white peach, mandarin orange, and lime zest, caresses the nose. On the palate, the 2015 La CAPPUCCINA Soave continues to charm with velvety fruit, crisp acidity, and a lithe, gentle spirit that makes the taster beg for more. Add a gentle minerality that quenches the thirst and brings a smile to the face, and La CAPPUCCINA’s youthful Soave is hard to resist. Although some may prefer their white wine ice cold, we suggest serving La CAPPUCCINA’s Soave at a more moderate temperature (40º-45º F) in order to capture the complete personality of this wine. Enjoy!
Food Pairings
The 2015 La CAPPUCCINA Soave provides the consummate aperitif, as it delights the nose, enlivens the palate, and flows easily and gracefully down the thirsty throat. The 2015 La CAPPUCCINA Soave is also very food friendly. It makes a great companion to seafood, freshwater fish, salads, cheeses, and fruit. Scallops sautéed in white wine, butter, olive oil, and a pinch of your favorite fresh herb makes for a memorable pairing with La CAPPUCCINA’s impeccable Soave. Grilled mountain trout pairs beautifully with this wine, too. Shrimp with a cucumber aioli, caviar, hors d’oeuvres, and cured or smoked salmon provide more winning combinations with the 2015 La CAPPUCCINA Soave. Mushroom and cheese risotto in the company of this organic Soave offers another treat. In fact, most white meats and cow’s milk cheeses provide more opportunities to enjoy the 2015 La CAPPUCCINA Soave. Avoiding overpowering flavors such as heavy tomato sauces, raw garlic, and piquant spices is our only caveat with this wine, as such companions can obscure the elegance and charming personality of the finest Soave – a delicate, pure, flavorful white wine by nature. Salute!
Winery Notes
Italy is full of delightful surprises and undiscovered treasures, and nowhere is this truer than in the domain of wine – the fruit of the vine. In Italy, one never knows where the next buried treasure lies or what pearls will emerge from the most unlikely of places. Consider La CAPPUCCINA and the Tessari family’s pure, flavorful, organically grown Soave. In Soave, which ranks as the largest white wine DOC of Italy, only a handful of producers estate-bottle premium Soave such as one finds at La CAPPUCCINA.
The Tessari family has been growing grapes at La CAPPUCCINA, the site of an ancient chapel of Franciscan friars, for more than a century. The property takes its name from the small, recently restored 15th century chapel where Capuchin friars once worshipped. Today, the chapel is the property’s most striking architectural feature and its silhouette appears on all of the winery’s labels. La CAPPUCCINA is located at Costalunga di Monteforte d’Alpone in the heart of the Soave DOC and it presently comprises 54 acres of organically grown grapes and certified organic wines – a rarity in this neck of the woods. Even more compelling are the purity and quality of the wines produced by Pietro, Sisto, and Elena Tessari. The Tessaris produce exemplary Soave and white Sauvignon as well as several traditional Veronese reds, the most intriguing of which is Madégo, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc.
In addition to their acumen for fashioning exceptional wines, the Tessaris are equally masterful at pairing their wines with exceptional cuisine in beautiful settings. Pietro, Sisto, and Elena’s brother Simone is chef/proprietor of the nearby restaurant, where the estate’s wines are matched with innovative interpretations of traditional Veronese specialties. La CAPPUCCINA is a feast for all of the senses. However, what makes La CAPPUCCINA so special is not only the quality and variety of its wines, but how a certified organic property of this stature could have remained so long under the radar. However, thanks to the new generation at this estate, La CAPPUCCINA remains no longer buried treasure: it radiates like a brilliant, newly discovered gem, which we are immensely delighted to share with our members.

• La CAPPUCCINA Soave doc 2015

http://www.winemonthclub.com/la-cappuccina-soave-doc-2015.htm?catid=1107

We have all heard the cliche, “A little bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing.” When it comes to selecting wine I really don’t believe a little bit of knowledge is dangerous but it can limit your possibility of finding a gem.
Take for example Soave. Many of our guests think of Soave as a cheap Italian white wine sold in 1.5 liter bottles for around ten dollars. For the most part they are correct, but there are a handful of top producers that make immensely enjoyable wines. These wines from the quality-driven winemakers go largely unnoticed in our stores because of the tarnished reputation of Soave.
I had the opportunity to visit one of the quality leaders in Soave last month, La CAPPUCCINA.

La CAPPUCCINA is a dynamic estate run by three young siblings; Pietro, Sisto and Elena Tessari. The estate is in the picturesque village of Costalunga di Montefort d’Alpone which lies in the central, hilly, classico part of Soave.
Sisto Tessari explained to me that 50 million years ago the hills where his vineyards are located were part of an undersea volcanic mountain range. Why is that important? Sisto went on to explain that the Soave wine production zone is one of the most thoroughly researched in the world. Those ancient lava flows created the dark, mineral rich soil where his vines grow today. “The Soave that is produced here is very different from other parts of the zone.”

Sisto Tessari in his cellar under the vineyards.The dark wall behind him is the black basalt rock which bear witness to ancient lava flows.
Great soil alone will not produce great wine. In the vineyard Sisto combines innovation with tradition to obtain low yields. He encourages the vines’ roots to compete for nourishment and dig ever deeper into the soil. In addition, since 1985 La CAPPUCCINA has adopted organic production methods. All chemical treatments have been banned in order to guarantee healthier wine and greater respect for the environment.
Next time you are looking for crisp, aromatic, refreshing white wine, try La CAPPUCCINA Soave!
Paul Quaglini
SE Wine Supervisor

SOAVE La Cappuccina conquista la GOLD medal / medaglia ORO al “the International organic wine” 2015
nella categoria dei vini bianchi – in Germania. danke!

Gambero Rosso 2016  – 2 bicchieri  

A winery that for many years, or as it is often said, has converted to the organic world, that of Elena, Sisto and Pietro Tessari, is a beautiful reality that extends for about forty hectares along the eastern side of the denomination of the Soave.

Excellent is the Soave which, challenging the difficult 2014 harvest, highlights a considerable performance.

Azienda che da molti anni, o come spesso si dice, in epoca non sospetta, si è convertita al mondo biologico, quella di Elena, Sisto e Pietro Tessari è una bella realtà che si estende per una quarantina di ettari, lungo il versante orientale della denominazione del Soave.

Ottimo il Soave che, sfidando la difficile vendemmia 2014, mette in luce una prestazione considerevole.

Wine Entusiast U.S.  88 La Cappuccina 2013 White (Soave)
— K.O. (12/31/2015)
Aromas of honeysuckle and orchard fruit lead the nose. The fruity palate doles out white peach, green apple and a hint of white almond alongside lively acidity. A mineral note signals the close.

SOAVE La CAPPUCCINA

We have all heard the cliche, “A little bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing.” When it comes to selecting wine I really don’t believe a little bit of knowledge is dangerous but it can limit your possibility of finding a gem.
Take for example Soave. Many of our guests think of Soave as a cheap Italian white wine sold in 1.5 liter bottles for around ten dollars. For the most part they are correct, but there are a handful of top producers that make immensely enjoyable wines. These wines from the quality-driven winemakers go largely unnoticed in our stores because of the tarnished reputation of Soave.
I had the opportunity to visit one of the quality leaders in Soave last month, La Cappuccina. La Cappuccina is a dynamic estate run by three young siblings; Sisto, Pietro and Elena Tessari. The estate is in the picturesque village of Costalunga di Montefort d’Alpone which lies in the central, hilly, classico part of Soave.
Sisto Tessari explained to me that 50 million years ago the hills where his vineyards are located were part of an undersea volcanic mountain range. Why is that important? Sisto went on to explain that the Soave wine production zone is one of the most thoroughly researched in the world. Those ancient lava flows created the dark, mineral rich soil where his vines grow today. “The Soave that is produced here is very different from other parts of the zone.”

Sisto Tessari in his cellar under the vineyards.The dark wall behind him is the black basalt rock which bear witness to ancient lava flows.
Great soil alone will not produce great wine. In the vineyard Sistocombines innovation with tradition to obtain low yields. He encourages the vines’ roots to compete for nourishment and dig ever deeper into the soil. In addition, since 1985 La Cappuccina has adopted organic production methods. All chemical treatments have been banned in order to guarantee healthier wine and greater respect for the environment.
Next time you are looking for crisp, aromatic, refreshing white wine, try La Cappuccina Soave! by Paul Quaglini,  U.S.

Review on the release of the Soave – May, 2014 From John Szabo and David Lawrason – WineAlign 4.3/5 La Cappuccina 2013 Soave, Veneto Italy John Szabo – Clean, crisp, stony and savoury-fruity, this is a well-balanced and food-friendly Italian white with an extra measure of depth and complexity. Chill and enjoy. David Lawrason – I have had richer, deeper Soave but this tender, pretty example has charm and authenticity and it will glide beautifully with an elegant summer fish course or pasta primavera. Youthful charm here.

Review on the release of the Soave – May, 2014
From John Szabo and David Lawrason – WineAlign 4.3/5
La CAPPUCCINA SOAVE 2013 Soave, Veneto Italy John Szabo – Clean, crisp, stony and savoury-fruity, this is a well-balanced and food-friendly Italian white with an extra measure of depth and complexity. Chill and enjoy. David Lawrason – I have had richer, deeper Soave but this tender, pretty example has charm and authenticity and it will glide beautifully with an elegant summer fish course or pasta primavera. Youthful charm here.

The Tessari brothers are the organic pioneers of Soave wine in Veneto. Their style is always modern, without ideological strains, aimed to produce wines able to propagate in the world the characteristics of the Verona territory without forgetting the pleasantness and aromatic brightness.”

Degustato e Classificato come “Recommended” 88+punti da Decanter, Settembre 2012, a Londra, in Inghilterra.

dalla guida Slow Wine di Slow Food 2012 Buon Vino

dalla guida “DuemilaVini” AIS 2012 Tre bicchieri

2012  Gambero Rosso   un bicchiere / one glass

dalla guida ai Vini d’Italia Bio 2012 
Floreale e scorrevollissimo 

Duemilavini dell’Ais 2010 
Sorso morbido e spontaneo. Con frittata di zucchine.

È il vitigno garganega a essere al centro della produzione di La Cappuccina, che la interpreta in versioni molto diverse tra loro, a cominciare dal Soave 2009, giocato in freschezza sia al naso sia in bocca.

Le tre versioni di Soave presentate dai fratelli Tessari sono tra loro complementari e pensate per raggiungere consumatori diversi. Il Soave “base” è fresco e morbido, dotato di un’enorme facilità di beva: dedicato alla tavola di tutti i giorni.

2011 Gord Stimmel of the Toronto Star   score 89+

“Soaves are too often neglected but they are one of Italy’s best white buys. This organic white has a nose showing pure pear and apple with wet stones aromas. The flavours are very fresh with spicy apple and kiwi fruit finishing crisply.”

2010 Wine Spectator     87 points

“Lots of ripe citrus on the nose turns to a medium body, with attractive dried fruit character and a lemony finish. Drink now J.S.”

Vini d’Italia Gambero Rosso 2010 2 bicchieri 
Convincente, se si pensa al prezzo e alla tiratura, il Soave 2008, un bianco snello e succoso di grande piacevolezza.

Vini Italiani di Luca Maroni 2010 84 punti 
Il Soave 2008, più turgido, di morbidezza palatale, entusiasmante.

Guida ai Vini d’Italia Bio 2010 
Soave d’annata, gusto e profumi di mela, compagno della tavola di tutti i giorni.

2009 Wine Spectator   87 points

2009  Maroni   79 points

2008 Guide to Italian Organic Wines

“A very easy-to-drink wine,fruity with light vegetal postponements, opportunely not too alcoholic.”

2008 Duemilavini Ais Sommelier   

Paglierino. Mela, erba limoncina e pesca bianca. Viva e ammandorlata freschezza. Acciaio. Su bignè di gamberi

Il Soave base non è mai troppo alcolico, a tutto vantaggio della piacevolezza.

“2005, as indeed 2004 had been, was a magic year for the Garganega grape. Even the simplest of products like this basic Soave was able to attain the rich fruitiness of which the variety is capable (with apple and apricot notes dominating) without displaying excessive softness on the palate, which is in fact lively and incisive.”

Paglierino, con sentori di albicocca, pompelmo rosa e gelsomino seguiti da leggere note minerali. In bocca è fresco e di buona sapidità; piacevole il finale. Acciaio. Branzino con zucchine.

Boston Globe U.S.A.

The “Food” section of 25 October 2006 announces the results of that newpaper’s second annual “Plonkapalooza” tasting, in which myriad bottles of under $10 wine were sampled and rated by a panel of local experts. Among the recommended wines: La Cappuccina Soave 2005 (Italy), which the Globe described as having a “Fairly generous mouthful of simple apple-pear fruit and some zip.”

tre grappoli Frutta esotica, biancospino e pepe binaco. Fresco e gradevole.
Con antipasti di pesce.

47 Italian Value Whites
Profiles of 47 whites that cost $12 or less – Wednesday, June 11, 2003 By Jo Cooke
La Cappuccina Soave 2001 (83 points, $11) This wine comes from the vineyards of the 150-acre La Cappuccina estate in Monteforte d’Alpone, just north of the town of Soave itself. The Tessari family has owned La Cappuccina for more than a century. Their basic Soave, made in stainless steel, is a light, fresh white with lemony character.

International Wine Challenge 2002 London UK
Seal of Approval

Los Angeles County Fair U.S. 2002
Silver Medal

“Impeccabile, minerale e dal profumo di mela, con accenni di pera. Di buon corpo, giustamente fruttato e con un buon retrogusto. Pronto da bere”.

Merum Selezione Oktober/November 2003
3 stelle “helles Gold, suβe Fruchtnoten, reife Birnen, im Gaumen Kraft, Fulle, Frucht, feine Struktur, saftig, gute Lange”.