Pra Soave Classico Monte Grande 2022

Garganega is perhaps not as well-known as Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc but it’s responsible for some of Italy’s most energetic and nuanced white wines. Monte Grande is quite unusual amongst Pra’s dynamic Soave portfolio, blending Garganega with Trebbiano di Soave, another local white variety to produce an outstanding example from this region in northeastern Italy. The blend of grapes, partial drying on the vine, along with the superb single vineyard location, gives Monte Grande its considerable complexity and elegance with lovely aromatics and a subtle honeyed texture.

“The 2022 Soave Classico Monte Grande opens with an intense, mineral-drenched bouquet of crushed stones, wildflowers and ginger-spiked green apples. This is a model of purity, with ripe orchard fruits and green melon tones complicated by savory herbs, all enlivened by a vibrant core of acidity. The 2022 tapers off exceptionally long and perfumed, leaving nuances of young kiwi and spice to linger. This complex, balanced Monte Grande has excellent cellaring potential.” 94 points, Vinous