Cà Frigo

In Monteforte d'Alpone, the volcanic slopes of Soave yield Garganega and Trebbiano di Soave, the raw material for two distinct DOCG wines that Cà Frigo keeps separate. Recioto di Soave is born from controlled drying and carefully managed fermentation, producing amber-hued passiti and spumanti where honeyed sweetness is balanced by a mineral backbone. Soave Superiore, on the other hand, requires grapes with more advanced ripeness—Garganega at its heart, sometimes accompanied by Chardonnay—to reach the 12% minimum alcohol and express the area's calcareous soil. Two wines, two interpretations: one for meditation, the other a vertical and saline table wine. The producer primarily focuses on fruit selection and harvest timing, variables that here determine the final profile more than the cellar work itself. Those who visit Monteforte can follow this journey from vineyard to glass and compare, in a single visit, the intensity of Recioto with the mineral cut of Superiore—the two possibilities of the same volcanic terroir.

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