Le Battistelle

In the heart of Soave Classico, where the hills become steep and the land tells a thousand-year-old story of volcanoes and lava, stands Azienda Agricola Le Battistelle. We are in Brognoligo, a small hamlet of Monteforte d’Alpone. The story of Le Battistelle is one of a bold choice. Until 2002, the Dal Bosco family – led by Gelmino and Cristina, today together with their children Andrea and Gloria – delivered their grapes to the local cooperative winery, like many other producers in the area. Then came the turning point: the awareness of holding a unique heritage and the desire to tell its story first-hand. This is how the winery was born, named after the hill of the same name, a place where the vines sink their roots into a black, basaltic and generous soil. Here there are no modern tractors or automated machinery. Here “Heroic Viticulture” is practised, officially certified by CERVIM. The vineyards are spread across such steep slopes that every operation, from pruning to harvest, must be carried out strictly by hand. The production philosophy of the Dal Bosco family is simple yet rigorous: wine is made in the vineyard. The only protagonist is the native grape variety par excellence, Garganega, vinified in purity to let the different nuances of each vineyard emerge. Thanks to the richness of micro-elements and the basaltic nature of the soil, Le Battistelle wines stand out for their vibrant minerality and elegant structure.