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Soave DOC Cantina Filippi Castelcerino Filippo Filippi 2021

The wine

Cantina Filippi, located in northern Italy’s Venetian vineyards, produces a white wine typical of the appellation exclusively from 40-year-old Garganega vines, which draw the nutrients they require to flourish from eight hectares of volcanic soil below the cantina, facing south at an altitude of around 300 metres. The vineyard is tended with the utmost care, following principles borrowed from organic farming.
In the cellar, practices are equally respectful with native yeasts triggering fermentation. Vinification is conducted in stainless steel vats, inert containers that allow the fruit to fully emerge. The wine is left to rest on its lees for a few months before bottling, with bottles now sealed with screw caps.
The delightful straw-yellow colour reveals delicate notes of white fruit and flowers, and a slightly smoky nose. A fine minerality confers a superb structure which culminates in hints of almonds. A well-balanced and round nectar that delivers a mouth-watering finish.

About the Producer Cantina Filippi

The Cantina Filippi estate is nestled in the heart of the small Italian village of Castelcerino, just above Soave. Since the 14th century, several generations of winegrowers have tended these vines, now averaging 50 to 70 years in age and situated on an ancient volcano at an altitude of around 320 metres. The location itself is steeped in history, as the Colli Scaligeri, meaning ‘Scaligeri Hills’, are named after the great family who ruled Verona and its surroundings from 1260 to 1390 and, by the end of their reign, were unrivalled in power and wealth throughout Italy.
This is where Filippo Filippi was born, and where he decided to take over the estate in 2003. While the wine-producing region of Soave is best known for wines that favour quantity over quality, from the outset this winemaker has focused on producing nectars that reflect their terroirs to the full, in the most natural and environmentally friendly possible way. Every single detail is carefully thought through, including massal selections, low yields and sorting, certified organic and Triple A practices, minimal use of sulphites, fermentation using native yeasts, and low-intervention winemaking…
The result? Authentic, fresh, lively and fruit-forward wines, pleasingly chewy with a slightly tannic mouthfeel. "Filippo produces wine for drinking," explains Paola, whom we met alongside Filippo at the estate.

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