Cantina Martinelli

On the volcanic soils of Soave, Cantina Martinelli cultivates vineyards planted before 1975, trained in the traditional Pergola Veronese system, guiding the Garganega grape towards an austere expression. The protocol is clear: indigenous yeasts, sulfur reduced to a minimum — thirty-one milligrams per liter — and no fining or filtration. It's a commitment to subtract rather than add, allowing the grape variety to speak without mediation. From this discipline arise the winery's two DOCG wines, Recioto di Soave and Soave Superiore, demonstrating that rigor and structure are not cages but deliberate choices. One plays on the sweet concentration of appassimento, the other on the tension of dry wine: two facets of the same Garganega, interpreted with the same consistent hand. Visitors to the winery can verify this directly, tasting the two denominations side-by-side to grasp how far a single grape variety cultivated on volcanic rock can go.

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