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Balestri Valda

Soave · Verona (VR)
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Established
1994
Guido Rizzotto
Yearly production
estate (Soave Classico, organic)
Location
Soave, province of Verona — on volcanic hillsides in the heart of the Soave Classico zone
Verona (VR)
Vineyard area
Garganega on volcanic hillsides in the heart of Soave Classico, farmed organically

Appellations

Soave DOCRecioto di Soave DOCG

History

Balestri Valda is the Rizzotto family's estate in the Soave Classico hills. Guido Rizzotto began estate-bottling in 1994, after buying the vineyards from Valda Balestri, whose name the winery carries.

His daughter Laura joined in 2016 and began converting the vineyards to organic, chemical-free farming.

The estate's Garganega vines lie on dark volcanic hillsides in the heart of Soave Classico, and it farms both vines and olive groves organically.

Wines

Illustrative selection
Soave Classico
Soave DOC · Garganega
The estate's organic Soave Classico.
Soave Classico 'Vigneto Sengialta'
Soave DOC · Garganega
A single-vineyard Soave Classico.
Recioto di Soave
Recioto di Soave DOCG · Garganega
The sweet passito white of Soave.
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