2015 Pieropan La Rocca Vini dell'Anima Collection

The 2015 Pieropan La Rocca Soave Classico Vini dell'Anima Collection is an exceptional interpretation of one of Italy's greatest white wines. This special edition is part of the exclusive Vini dell'Anima Collection, in which Pieropan releases iconic wines only after more than ten years of aging. La Rocca 2015 demonstrates just how great Garganega can be when time is given ample opportunity to allow the wine to fully develop. The result is a rare Soave with impressive depth, refinement, and complexity. If ordered in sets of 3, it comes in a beautiful Vini dell'Anima wooden wooden case.

Pieropan

Pieropan is one of the absolute pioneers of Soave Classico. Since the end of the nineteenth century, the family has been producing wines that are internationally regarded as the benchmark for the appellation. Under the leadership of Leonildo Pieropan, the estate grew into one of the most influential wineries in Italy. His vision that great white wines can age for decades forms the basis of the exclusive Vini dell'Anima Collection, in which some of the most exceptional cuvées are released only after an exceptionally long period of cellar aging.

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Vini dell'Anima Collection

The Vini dell'Anima Collection is a unique project in which time plays the most important role. Each wine ages for more than ten years before being released onto the market, allowing it to develop its full complexity and personality. According to Pieropan, this collection reflects Leonildo Pieropan's conviction that great white wines can not only age, but actually gain in beauty as the years pass.

La Rocca

La Rocca comes from a historic vineyard on calcareous soils of marine origin, rich in clay, situated on the hills of Soave Classico at an altitude of 95 to 150 meters. The vineyard is planted entirely with late-harvested Garganega, allowing the grapes to develop maximum aromatic richness and concentration without losing their natural freshness.

Vinification and aging

The 2015 La Rocca was made from 100% Garganega and subsequently aged in oak for more than ten years. This exceptionally long maturation ensures that the wine develops extremely slowly and achieves an unprecedented harmony between fruit, wood, structure, and freshness. Pieropan only decides to release the wine when it is deemed fully ready to drink.

Scent, taste and character

The wine opens with a rich and refined bouquet of star anise, sweet spices, aromatic wood, and subtle vanilla. This is followed by layers of butter, dried apricot, candied orange, and ripe citrus, supported by an elegant minerality typical of the chalky soil of La Rocca.

On the palate, the wine is full and silky, with an impressive balance between richness and tension. The creamy texture is supported by lively acidity, allowing the wine to remain remarkably vital despite its age. Flavors of ripe stone fruit, candied citrus, honey, roasted nuts, and subtle spices blend harmoniously. The long finish ends with refined notes of almond and an elegant mineral freshness.

A unique expression of time

La Rocca 2015 is not a classic library release, but a wine that was deliberately aged for more than ten years to achieve its optimal expression. The combination of late-harvested Garganega, exceptional patience, and the vision of Leonildo Pieropan makes this wine one of the most extraordinary Italian white wines currently available.

Drinking window and food and wine pairings

The 2015 Pieropan La Rocca Vini dell'Anima Collection is ready to drink immediately, but possesses sufficient structure to continue developing for years to come.

Preferably serve the wine at 11 to 13°C.

This exceptional Soave pairs beautifully with lobster, scallops, turbot, sea bass, poultry with creamy sauces, veal, risotto with white truffle and mushrooms, and aged hard cheeses such as Comté or Parmigiano-Reggiano.