Verona, Italy
The Tessari family has been living and cultivating the land in Fittà, a small rural village mounted like a precious stone on the hills of Soave Classico, since the ninteenth century. The history of Suavia begins in 1982, when Giovanni and Rosetta, aware of the great potential of their area, decided to set up on their own winery, crushing their grapes and making their own wine. In 2001, Meri and Valentina Tessari, then in their early 20s, took over the winery. Since then, the sisters have more than tripled their vineyard acreage and installed irrigation wells to support their vineyards in increasingly hot summers. Today the three Tessari sisters, Meri, Valentina and Alessandra, carry on the family tradition and run the winery in Fittà, where it all started.
View Supplier Page
Soave Classico DOC
| SKU | 710430 |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Verona |
| Type | White |
| Varietal | Garganega |
| Listing | |
| Case Config. | 12x750ml |
| Available In | AB BC MB |
Colour
Straw yellow with green reflections.
Aroma
Reveals fresh fragrances of fruits and white flowers accompanied by vegetal and mineral notes.
Flavour
Juicy and balanced, salinity combines with freshness and softness.
Food Pairing
Excellent as an aperitif, it accompanies appetizers and dishes based on vegetables and fish. It also goes very well with the light flavour of white meats and with fresh or short-aged cheeses.
More Info
Soave according to Suavia. It is a wine for flowered terraces and summer nights. It is a profoundly italian wine. Suavia's idea of soave: fresh, fruity, easy to drink but with an unmistakable character at the same time.
SUavia is in the northern part of the Soave Classico region; here, from vineyards located on various hillsides, they harvest the grapes to produce this wine. The exposures are the most varied and the average altitude is around 300 meters. The soil is of volcanic origin with different textures. The average age of the Garganega vines in this area is at least 40 years.
James Suckling, Jun/2025
2024 -
"A reductive and restrained wine with flint, subtle apricots, lemon leaves and smoky minerality on the nose, Very citrusy on the palate, it’s zesty, tight and vibrant, with tingling acidity and an energetic finish. Drink or hold."
Falstaff, May/2025
2024 -
"Pale straw yellow with green reflections. Beautiful fruit on the nose, reminiscent of Williams pear, with some white pepper behind it. Juicy on the palate, animating astringency, harmonious acidity, salty, medium-long finish." - Othmar Kiem & Simon Staffler
Antonio Galloni's Vinous, Sept/2025
2024 -
"The 2024 Soave Classico is delicate and coy in the glass, wafting up with airy minty freshness, nuances of crushed stone and sweet spice. It sweeps across the palate with ease, mixing salty and sweet with crisp mineral tones and ripe orchard fruits. Tropical citrus adds a pleasant inner tension as this finishes clean with subtle saline tension." - Eric Guido
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Aug/2025
2024 -
"The organic Suavia 2024 Soave Classico has notes of elderflower and chamomile, just a hint, that frame white peach and freshly sliced pear. This is a streamlined Garganega that proceeds over the palate with a fresh and direct style that is given additional fuel thanks to elegant mineral notes. The wine sees a quick five months in stainless steel." - Monica Larner
Wine Enthusiast, Oct/2024
2023 -
"Inviting aromas of ripe peach, fresh herbs, crushed stones, and notes of jasmine all swirl together like a perfect garden in the glass. On the palate, the wine is zingy, offering a delightful interplay between citrus and stone-fruit flavors. The mouthwatering acidity and solid mineral finish show this Soave to be worthy of drinking today or stashing away for a number of years." - Jeff Porter
James Suckling, May/2024
2023 -
"Exceptional Soave Classico. White pepper, gardenia and chamomile notes. Succulent, juicy and mid-weighted, with mouth-coating glycerol juxtaposed against salty freshness. While a very warm vintage, the freshness of 2023 is striking in contrast to the more phenolic 2022. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold. Screw cap."
Wine Spectator, May/2026
2023 -
"A juicy white, with a lightly waxy texture and a subtle, honeyed overtone, this offers flavors of baked pineapple, passion fruit coulis and macerated orange rind, plus hints of herbs and spices. Shows salt and smoke accents on the finish." - Alison Napjus
James Suckling, Apr/2023
2022 -
"Stone fruits and white pepper-laced acidity. Lovely depth. Mid-weighted, highly versatile and saline across a long, succulent finish. Screw cap punctuates the precision. Drink now."
Wine Enthusiast, May/2024
2022 -
BEST BUY "Lifting out of the glass like a rocket, the aromas of this Soave are vibrant and fresh with notes of fresh peaches, pear, acacia and wet stone. Mouthwatering with tart apricot and bright orchard fruit flavors finishing with crunchy acidity and intense minerality."
Antonio Galloni's Vinous, Dec/2023
2022 -
"The 2022 Soave Classico entices with a blend of lime-tinged apples, chamomile and sea spray. This opens with lovely inner sweetness contrasted by crisp orchard fruits and citrus zest, all propelled by juicy acidity. It tapers off remarkably fresh and youthfully tense, with a candied lemon twang that keeps the mouth watering for more. The 2022 is a seductress."
Wine Spectator, Jun/2024
2022 -
"This bright white is minerally on the nose, with lively acidity driving the well-meshed range of Honeycrisp apple and melon fruit. Shows aromatic accents of honeysuckle, clove and graphite."
Gismondi on Wine, Apr/2024
2022 -
"Respected Italian exporter Neil Empson has been unearthing wine gems from his Milano base for nearly three decades. Years ago, he spoke of Suavia Soave as a wine he places “on a similar level to Soave superstar Pieropan.” Unlike most Soave that contains a considerable percentage of trebbiano, the Suavia is made entirely from garganega, and is stainless steel fermented. The fruit comes from 60 year old vines grown over 12 hectares of multiple vineyard sites containing calcareous and volcanic soils. The nose and flavours are a mix of lime juice, citrus, and salinity, with a twist of butter that is simple and delicious. The back label says it all: it’s a wine for bars with umbrellas and tables on the cobbles of an old illuminated piazza. Pour me a bottle of spring pasta, or fresh seafood." - Anthony Gismondi
James Suckling, Oct/2022
2021 -
"Textbook Soave with lemony fruit, nectarine and hints of white almond and chalk on the nose. Tangy and flavorful with fresh-toned acidity and a very subtle grip at the end. From organically grown grapes. 100% garganega. Drink now. Screw cap."
Antonio Galloni's Vinous, Mar/2023
2021 -
"The 2021 Soave Classico wafts up with a wildly fresh bouquet, blending sweet smoke with crushed rocks, pear and lemon oil. It's silky and refined, ripe in style, yet perfectly balanced with lime-tinged orchard fruits and a touch of exotic inner florals toward the close. The 2021 cleans up beautifully, crisp and refreshing with a mineral tinge, adding tension as chamomile hints slowly taper off."
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Oct/2023
2021 -
"Packaged in a squat, screw-cap bottle, the Suavia 2021 Soave Classico is an organic expression of 100% Garganega. The unoaked wine is shy to open, but it does peel back eventually to various citrus aromas. Lemon curd and white rose cede to crushed flint stone that recalls the volcanic soils found in these vineyards. It offers medium density and balanced freshness. Production is 130,000 bottles, and you get excellent value."
Wine Spectator, Oct/2023
2021 -
"Lithe and lively, with succulent acidity and a minerally underpinning finely meshed with notes of ripe nectarine, white cherry, ginger and elderflower. From Italy."
James Suckling, Nov/2021
2020 -
"Fresh lemon, white-peach and dry-stone aromas follow through to a medium body with a tight mineral framework and a clean bead of lemony fruit to the end. Drink now."
Wine Spectator, Feb/2022
2020 -
#58 Top 100 Wines of 2022. "Crisp and lightly chalky, this seamless, light-bodied white offers juicy notes of ripe melon and nectarine, with hints of honeysuckle, pickled ginger and blood orange peel. Drink now through 2025. 12,500 cases made, 5,000 cases imported."
Antonio Galloni's Vinous, Feb/2022
2020 -
"The 2020 Soave Classico is remarkably pretty, perfumed and refined, with crushed apple and chamomile complemented by dusty florals. It finds a balanced middle ground between succulent ripe fruits and zesty acids, as its silken textures soothe the palate. A flourish of salty minerals and sweet florals seals the deal, as the 2020 tapers off long yet fresh. This is a lovely entry-level Soave. Well done."
James Suckling, Dec/2020
2019 -
"Pristine aromas of ripe apples, fresh pears and flowers follow through to a medium-bodied palate with fresh, lemony acidity providing tension and drive. Clean finish, leaving a bright, mineral aftertaste. 100% garganega. Drink now. Screw cap."