WINEMAKER'S NOTES:
#6 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of the World 2025
Intense straw yellow, with golden nuances. Characterful wine. On the nose, reminiscent of exotic fruit, yellow peach and dry apricot, nuts and almond, sweet spices such as saffron, ginger powder, white pepper, honey and a light balsamicity. Warm, elegant, smooth and persistent on the palate.
TASTING NOTES:
Classy and sophisticated wine with toasty and stony aromas, together with lemon peel, oranges, quince and ferns. Medium-bodied yet weighty, with vibrant acidity balancing the strength. Long, silky finish of toast and white chocolate. Outstanding.
- James Suckling, 98 pts.
Celebrating its milestone 45th anniversary (1978–2023), the Pieropan 2023 Soave Classico La Rocca shines with golden intensity and offers a compelling bouquet that draws from both the character of Garganega and from careful oak aging. This 100% Garganega is aged in 500-liter French and Slavonian oak for 15 months. Varietal tones include stone fruit, preserved lemon and crushed oyster shell. Oak nuances of nutmeg and saffron add framing and depth. La Rocca is a five-hectare site with limestone soils, and 45,000 bottles were made. The Pieropan family knows its stuff. Happy anniversary.
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 pts.
Enticing wafts of honey and broom accent rich flavors of baked pineapple, white peach puree, raw almond and masala chai in this sleek white, framed by mandarin orange peel–infused acidity. Lightly chalky in texture, with minerally notes of fleur de sel, stone and ash pushing through on the finish.
- Wine Spectator, 92 pts.
