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Davide Vignato

Davide Vignato El Gian Garganega 2024

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Style: Light to medium-bodied dry white; mineral-driven and taut, with a saline quality from the basalt soils, lively acidity, and a characteristic slightly bitter finish typical of Garganega; 12.5% ABV; IGT Veneto
Grapes & Terroir: 100% Garganega; Brovia and Monti di Mezzo vineyards, Gambellara, province of Vicenza; volcanic basalt soils; 200m elevation; average vine age 25 years; organically and biodynamically farmed
Winemaking: Whole grapes gently pressed; spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel; five months on fine lees; no additives; no fining; no filtration
Serving Temperature & Decanting: Serve at 46–50°F; no decanting needed; best opened and poured immediately; drink within 3–4 years of vintage while freshness is at its peak
Pairing: Baccalà mantecato (Venetian creamed salt cod)
Similar To: Drinkers familiar with mineral, saline-edged whites from Muscadet or unoaked Chablis will recognize the same stony, food-driven character

Davide Vignato El Gian Garganega 2024 is a dry white IGT Veneto from winemaker Davide Vignato, produced from 100% Garganega grown on volcanic basalt soils in the Gambellara hills, province of Vicenza. The vineyards, located in the Brovia and Monti di Mezzo areas at 200 meters elevation, have an average vine age of 25 years and are farmed organically and biodynamically. Grapes are hand-harvested in small crates, gently pressed whole, and fermented spontaneously in stainless steel. Davide Vignato El Gian Garganega 2024 matures on its lees for five months before bottling without fining or filtration. ABV: 12.5%.

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Producer profile

Davide Vignato

Davide Vignato is a third-generation grower based in Gambellara, in the province of Vicenza. His grandfather, Rinaldo, acquired the original parcel of land in the Gambellara hills and planted vines there, but it was Davide's father, Gian Domenico, who first produced wine from those grapes. The cuvée El Gian takes its name from Gian Domenico, as a tribute to his role in establishing the family's winemaking identity. When Davide took over management of the estate, he began converting the vineyards to organic and biodynamic farming in 1997, eventually becoming the first producer in the Gambellara DOC to achieve organic certification.

Today the estate covers approximately 14 hectares, planted primarily to Garganega alongside Durella, with a small amount of Merlot. The vineyards are all on the volcanic basalt soils of the Gambellara hills, trained using the local Vicentine trellis system and farmed without synthetic inputs. Green manure (sovescio) is used to maintain soil health and microbial activity. Vignato's stated aim as a winemaker is to transfer the character of the soil and the grape directly into the wine, with minimal intervention at every stage: spontaneous fermentation, lees aging, and no fining or filtration.

The range at Davide Vignato includes still, sparkling, orange, and late-harvest expressions of Garganega, along with a Durella-based sparkling wine and a Merlot that sits outside the estate's indigenous variety focus. El Gian is the entry point to the range, and Col Moenia, made from older Garganega vines with extended skin contact, represents a more structured, textured interpretation of the same terroir.

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Wine region

Veneto, Italy

Gambellara is a small DOC zone in the province of Vicenza in northeastern Italy, situated between Verona and Vicenza in the western Veneto. It covers approximately 200 hectares of planted vineyard and shares its principal grape variety, Garganega, with its more widely known neighbor to the west, Soave. What distinguishes Gambellara is its geology. The hills sit directly on top of an ancient volcanic formation centered on Monte San Marco, a dormant volcano, and the soils are defined by compact horizontal bands of dark basalt bedrock lying just beneath the surface. A basalt column formation near Davide Vignato's winery was historically mined during the mid-twentieth century to provide railroad ballast, and the remnants of that extraction are now a protected natural site within a local park.

This volcanic geology has a direct influence on the wine. Basalt soils are low in nutrients, drain freely, and retain heat effectively, promoting even ripening while keeping yields naturally in check. The mineral content of the rock transmits a distinct salty, stony quality to wines grown on these soils, a character consistently described in Garganega from Gambellara and one that sets it apart from the rounder, sometimes honeyed expression of the grape in nearby Soave. The hills face south and range between 150 and 300 meters elevation, producing a diurnal temperature variation that preserves acidity and aromatic freshness.

The DOC Gambellara allows still, sparkling (Spumante), and late-harvest (Recioto) wines from Garganega. A separate DOCG governs the Recioto di Gambellara sweet wine. With only around 20 producers working the appellation, it remains one of the less commercially prominent DOCs in the Veneto, but the quality achievable from old organic and biodynamic vineyards on these soils has attracted growing international attention in recent years.

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When is my order shipping?

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We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

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Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

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