Importer’s notes: Balestri Valda is the Rizzotto family’s estate, located in the Soave Classico zone in the hills near Verona. Guido Rizzotto began estate-bottling their wine in 1994 after purchasing the vineyards from Valda Balestri, giving the winery its name. His daughter Laura, who today runs the winery together with Guido and her husband Federico, took the reins of the winery in 2016 and began the process of converting their vineyards to organic, chemical-free, sustainable viticulture.
Laura’s production philosophy focuses on promoting biodiversity, whether it’s through her orchard of ancient fruit varieties facing extinction, including medlars, jujubes, pomegranates and rare varieties of apples and pears from the foothills of the Veneto, or the beekeeping obsession she shares with her husband Federico. Only the indigenous varieties Garganega and Trebbiano di Soave are grown in their vineyards, vinified with genuine respect for their terroir. They have also made the winery fully solar-powered.
“Sengio” in the local dialect is a black basaltic rock, of volcanic origin. This wine is, in fact, a complete expression of the vineyard from which it comes: a little natural paradise surrounded by a wood, in which bees have also found a happy home. The Vigneto Sengialta is emblematic of what Laura is seeking to achieve with the help of her father’s considerable experience; respect for nature and for biodiversity in the vineyard – not because it is fashionable but because they firmly believe in it – is combined with patient maturation of the vintages in the winery. It is an ideal wine for aging.
Grapes are harvested in October before alcohol fermentation in steel vats without the skins using natural yeasts. Maturation takes place in 2000 Liter old oak barrels for 22 months with its fine lees.
Rounded and with accentuated mineral notes on the palate, it displays a complex nose of acacia blossom and Mediterranean broom, sage, peaches and chalk-like notes.
Pair it with grilled sea bass w/rosemary roasted potatoes, scallops, lobster, creamy seafood risotto, turkey w/herb pesto and fresh mozzarella.
Region: Soave, Verona, Veneto
Grape: 70% Garganega, 30% Trebbiano di Soave
Vintage: 2021
750ml
Importer’s notes: Balestri Valda is the Rizzotto family’s estate, located in the Soave Classico zone in the hills near Verona. Guido Rizzotto began estate-bottling their wine in 1994 after purchasing the vineyards from Valda Balestri, giving the winery its name. His daughter Laura, who today runs the winery together with Guido and her husband Federico, took the reins of the winery in 2016 and began the process of converting their vineyards to organic, chemical-free, sustainable viticulture.
Laura’s production philosophy focuses on promoting biodiversity, whether it’s through her orchard of ancient fruit varieties facing extinction, including medlars, jujubes, pomegranates and rare varieties of apples and pears from the foothills of the Veneto, or the beekeeping obsession she shares with her husband Federico. Only the indigenous varieties Garganega and Trebbiano di Soave are grown in their vineyards, vinified with genuine respect for their terroir. They have also made the winery fully solar-powered.
“Sengio” in the local dialect is a black basaltic rock, of volcanic origin. This wine is, in fact, a complete expression of the vineyard from which it comes: a little natural paradise surrounded by a wood, in which bees have also found a happy home. The Vigneto Sengialta is emblematic of what Laura is seeking to achieve with the help of her father’s considerable experience; respect for nature and for biodiversity in the vineyard – not because it is fashionable but because they firmly believe in it – is combined with patient maturation of the vintages in the winery. It is an ideal wine for aging.
Grapes are harvested in October before alcohol fermentation in steel vats without the skins using natural yeasts. Maturation takes place in 2000 Liter old oak barrels for 22 months with its fine lees.
Rounded and with accentuated mineral notes on the palate, it displays a complex nose of acacia blossom and Mediterranean broom, sage, peaches and chalk-like notes.
Pair it with grilled sea bass w/rosemary roasted potatoes, scallops, lobster, creamy seafood risotto, turkey w/herb pesto and fresh mozzarella.
Region: Soave, Verona, Veneto
Grape: 70% Garganega, 30% Trebbiano di Soave
Vintage: 2021
750ml
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