Why this wine matters
More than a famous label.
Fasoli Gino describes it as one of the estate’s most complex whites and uses three picking passes to balance freshness, ripeness and concentration.
Fasoli Gino · Veneto
Pieve Vecchia
Garganega · rich · wood-aged · citrus · spice · age-worthy
Pieve Vecchia is Garganega pushed well beyond everyday Soave: richer, more concentrated and deliberately built for ageing.
Country
Italy
Region
Veneto
Appellation
Bianco Veronese IGT
Grapes
Garganega
Style
White
Realistic spend
£24–£30
Budget band: £20–£35
Best moments
birthdayanniversarydinner partygiftsunday lunch
A serious Garganega for anniversaries and dinner parties where a richer white is wanted.
How it is made
The decisions behind the style.
The fruit is harvested in stages and matured with carefully judged wood influence, giving the wine weight and longevity without losing Garganega’s freshness.
What does it taste like?
The shape of the wine.
Ripe orchard fruit and citrus meet herbs, spice and gentle oak, with a broad palate and a long savoury finish.
Body4/5
Acidity4/5
Tannin0/5
Sweetness0/5
Oak influence3/5
Freshness4/5
Aroma4/5
Serve it well
Serve around 10–12°C.
If this wine were human…
The old soul
If Pieve Vecchia were human, it would be patient, layered and suspicious of anything described as “instant”.
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Does any of this sound suspiciously familiar?
Patient, layered and suspicious of anything described as “instant”. You appreciate tradition, but only when it has earned the right to stay.
At dinner, you know when the table needs another bottle and when it needs coffee instead. Secretly, you enjoy being underestimated until the second half of the evening.
In short: patient, layered and suspicious of anything described as “instant”. garganega energy, translated into a person.
Purely for fun — this is the wine’s fictional personality, not a psychological reading of yours.
What to eat with it
And the cheese?
No dead ends.
Start with this wine and move straight into cheese, or build a whole tasting around it.
Keep exploring
There are 365 more wines where this came from.
Research sources
This profile is researched against producer or similarly authoritative material. Vintage-specific details are kept separate from the permanent wine identity.