Davide Vignato

Davide Vignato Veneto Garganega Primo Incontro 2023

Name: Davide Vignato Veneto Garganega Primo Incontro 2023
Brand: Davide Vignato
SKU: VIGNATO-PRIMOINCONTRO
Price: 27.00 USD
Availability: InStock

$27.00

Style: Dry, light-bodied frizzante; stony and mineral-driven with bracing acidity, fine bubbles from bottle refermentation, and a yeasty, volcanic character
Grapes & Terroir: 100% Garganega; volcanic basalt soils at 660 ft elevation; 25-year-old vines; Brovia and Monti di Mezzo vineyards, Gambellara, Vicenza; organically and biodynamically farmed; IGT Veneto
Winemaking: Hand-harvested; native yeast fermentation to dryness in stainless steel; malolactic fermentation completed; lees aging until February; secondary refermentation in bottle triggered by semi-dried Recioto must; bottled without disgorgement, filtration, or added sulfites
Serving temperature & decanting: Serve at 46-50°F; no decanting needed; pour gently to manage the lees cloud or stir in for full expression
Pairing: Baccalà mantecato
Similar to: Pét-nat Garganega, light Col Fondo Prosecco, Ancestral method Soave

Davide Vignato Veneto Garganega Primo Incontro 2023 is a dry frizzante made by Davide Vignato from 100% Garganega grown on the volcanic basalt hillsides of Gambellara, in the province of Vicenza, Veneto. The vineyards, Brovia and Monti di Mezzo, sit at 660 ft elevation on ancient volcanic soils, with 25-year-old vines trained on Pergola Vicentina and Guyot. The base wine ferments with native yeasts to dryness in stainless steel, rests on lees until February, then the second fermentation is triggered by adding a small amount of must from semi-dried Recioto grapes. Davide Vignato Veneto Garganega Primo Incontro 2023 is bottled without disgorgement, filtration, or added sulfites.

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Davide Vignato Veneto Garganega Primo Incontro 2023

$27.00

Producer profile

Davide Vignato

Davide Vignato is a family winemaker based in Gambellara, Vicenza, who runs the estate that bears his name. He grew up in Gambellara, learned to read the land from his father, Gian Domenico, who was the first in the family to bottle wine from the hillside vineyards his grandfather Rinaldo had purchased and planted. Davide's own contribution began in 1997, when he introduced organic and later biodynamic practices across the estate's 14 hectares, becoming the first producer in Gambellara to bottle certified organic wines under the Gambellara DOC. He describes that decision as both a commitment and a starting point: the goal was always to let the volcanic mineral character of the soil speak through the wines without being masked by chemical inputs or heavy winemaking.

The estate's vineyards are in two sub-zones of Gambellara: Brovia and Monti di Mezzo, both on the volcanic hillsides above the village. Vines average 25 years old and are trained on the traditional Pergola Vicentina system alongside Guyot, depending on the parcel. The soil is thin volcanic basalt and dark rock, derived from Monte San Marco's ancient lava flows, with almost no organic matter and very free drainage. Davide feeds the vineyards with green manure (sovescio), cover-cropping the soil with mixed plants that are then turned back in, the only concession to soil fertility in an otherwise minimal farming system.

In the cellar, Davide works without added sulfites across all his wines and uses native yeasts throughout. The Primo Incontro, which translates as "first encounter," was built around the idea of a wine for casual moments and chance meetings, low in alcohol, easy to pour, and honest about where it comes from. The refermentation process, which uses must from semi-dried Recioto grapes to trigger the second fermentation in bottle, is Davide's own take on the traditional col fondo method, adapted to Gambellara's specific fruit and vineyards.

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Wine region

Veneto, Italy

Gambellara is a small DOC zone in the province of Vicenza in the Veneto, sitting roughly halfway between Verona and Vicenza, about 12 miles east of Soave. It shares the same primary grape variety as Soave, Garganega, but occupies a different geological world. While much of Soave is built on limestone and tuff, Gambellara sits directly on the slopes of Monte San Marco, an extinct volcano whose basalt flows left behind columns of dark volcanic rock that run through the hillside soils. The winery is 1,600 ft from the volcano's remains, close enough that the basalt deposits define the character of the soil in nearly every vineyard on the estate.

The zone is tiny and largely overlooked by the international wine market. The Gambellara DOC covers less than 990 acres of registered vineyard, making it one of the smallest appellations in the Veneto. Vineyards are planted on steep hillsides at elevations between roughly 330 and 1,000 ft above sea level, with south-facing exposures that help grapes ripen fully despite the continental climate's cold winters. The soils drain quickly over the volcanic rock beneath and have very low fertility, which pushes yields down and concentrates flavors in the fruit.

Garganega grown on these volcanic soils tends toward sharp acidity, pronounced mineral character, and a stony, almost saline finish that distinguishes it clearly from examples grown on limestone or alluvial terrain further east. Historically, the most celebrated wine from Gambellara has been Recioto di Gambellara DOCG, a sweet wine made from semi-dried Garganega grapes, which was once considered on par with Recioto di Soave. Today, a new generation of producers including Davide Vignato is putting Gambellara back on the map with dry and frizzante styles that showcase the volcanic terroir in a more immediately accessible register.

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