2018 Fasoli Gino Pieve Vecchia Garganega Bianco Veronese IGT Veneto 6pk 6x750ml

Fasoli Gino has been working Veneto since 1925 — and went fully organic in 1979, when the second-generation Gino Fasoli developed a chemical allergy and decided the vineyards had to change.

By 1984, the estate had committed to organic principles across the board. Today, they're the only biodynamic producer in the region, a century-old family operation that's spent the last forty years proving you don't need shortcuts to make honest wine.

Pieve Vecchia is organically grown Garganega — the grape behind Soave, but here bottled as a Veronese IGT to let the winemaking breathe outside appellation rules.

Fermented and aged in small oak barrels, it picks up weight and texture without losing the variety's mineral spine. Several months in barriques add toasted, smoky edges that round out the fruit.

In the glass: intense, luminous gold. Sweet spices, toasted barley, ripe white fruit, with lime and honeysuckle riding the aromatics.

Round and full on the palate, tonic and enveloping, with fresh acidity holding the line. The finish stretches long — toasted, smoky, almond notes trailing behind the fruit.