2021 Monte Tondo Casette Foscarin Soave Classico, Veneto, Italy

The Moment

Some Soaves are built around freshness.
Others are built around depth.

The 2021 Monte Tondo Casette Foscarin Soave Classico is the kind of bottle that shows how compelling Soave can be when it moves past simple citrus and into something fuller, richer, and more layered. Soave Classico cru, with a straw-yellow color and golden highlights, an intense bouquet touched by honey, vanilla, dried fruit, and pronounced minerality, and a palate that feels rich, full-bodied, and smooth.

What keeps this wine especially interesting is that it balances opulence with freshness. Apricot, honey, vanilla, dried fruit, and mineral backbone, with a finish that stays fresh despite the wine’s broader mid-palate. The fruit comes from Monte Foscarino, a steep, basalt-origin hillside in Soave Classico, which helps explain why the wine carries both generosity and mineral drive.

What It Feels Like

Think roast chicken, creamy risotto, soft candlelight, and a white that feels a little more serious than people expect from Soave.

What makes this bottle work is the contrast between texture and tension. It has real body and smoothness, but the mineral line and freshness keep it from feeling heavy. That makes it a very useful dinner white — one that can sit comfortably beside richer food without losing its shape. 

In the Glass

Aromatics
Apricot, honey, vanilla, dried fruit, and a pronounced mineral note.

Palate
Rich orchard and stone-fruit character with honeyed depth, smooth texture, and mineral backbone.

Texture
Full-bodied and smooth, with more breadth than a typical crisp Soave.

Finish
Long, fresh, and mineral, with richness held in check by lift on the close.

Why We Love This Bottle

A Soave With Real Presence
This is not a lean, anonymous white. It has texture, depth, and enough minerality to stay composed.

Cru Fruit Makes A Difference
Monte Foscarino’s basaltic, steep hillside soils help give the wine more intensity and shape than a flatter, simpler Soave.

Rich, But Still Fresh
That mix of honeyed fruit and mineral freshness is what makes the wine so appealing at the table.

Pair It With

• Fish soups
• Roast chicken
• Risotto
• Soft cheeses
• Vegetable-driven seafood dishes

Technical Notes

Producer: Monte Tondo
Cuvée: Casette Foscarin Soave Classico
Region: Soave Classico, Veneto, Italy
Grapes: 90% Garganega, 10% Trebbiano di Soave
Alcohol: 13.5%
Residual Sugar: 3.5 g/L
Total Acidity: 6 g/L

Vineyard / Soils: Monte Foscarino hillside vineyards with basaltic origin, clay-loam-silty texture, steep slopes, and elevations up to 280 meters.

Body: Medium-Full
Structure: Smooth texture · mineral backbone · fresh finish

Flavor Profile
Apricot · Honey · Vanilla · Dried Fruit · Mineral Notes

Drink Window
Now–2029