Tenuta Corte Giacobbe Premier Soave Superiore DOCG 2023

The first wine of Tenuta Corte Giacobbe, the most important, the most complex and structured expression. The name Runcata is derived from ‘roncola’, billhook. Legend has it that our ancestors had to till the lands of Roncà to cultivate them, and they did so with the billhook, a scythe-shaped tool with a short handle. Hence the names Roncà and Runcata.

Gold-yellow in appearance. Generous, stylish bouquet of acacia and almond blossoms, flanked by peach, apricot, camomile, vanilla, and with an intriguing hint of sulphur, lifted by a clean vein of minerality and concluding with pungent sage and rosemary. The quintessence of its character is immediately clear upon entrance: dry and quite smooth, with a fine supportive structure, while judiciously crisp fruit provides both vibrancy and length. This is a superbly-structured wine that reaches its best only after a few years.