La Rocca is one of the great vineyard sites of Soave located on the slopes of Monte Rocchetta above the village. The Pieropan family has been making superb wines for decades and began producing a single-vineyard La Rocca bottling in 1978. The 2022 vintage La Rocca Soave Classico is exceptional. This is a pure and multilayered white wine, with lovely scents of lemon, tangerine, peach, flowers, and subtle herbs. The flavors are layered and complex, with the delicious tangerine, lemon, peach and tropical fruit elements enhanced by subtleties of herbs and citrus zest. Its rich, layered texture belies the reputation of Soave as a simple and light wine. If you’ve not had a great Soave, try this one. It will impress you with its depth and complexity.
94 Wayne Belding
Pieropan, Soave Classico (Veneto, Italy) La Rocca 2022 ($47, Maze Row Wine Merchants)
By Wayne Belding
