We take things up a notch here with Corte Adami's Soave Classico. This beauty is loaded with bags of ripe, almost candied citrus with a lovely mineral subtlety to the fruit. This is a textural wine with an intriguing grippy mouthfeel and notes of chalk, crushed rocks and fresh nettles. This is a complex wine and a stunning account of the Classico DOC.

Corte Adami is an impressive outfit in Italy's Veneto with a passion for producing stunning wines indicative of the local regions of Soave and Valpolicella. The Adami family have been well-known grape growers for generations, but it wasn't until 2004 that Angelo and Andrea decided to make wines from the fruit that they would otherwise sell to local producers. The family works around 40 hectares of vineyards and has a low-impact way of tending to their land. Since 2020, the estate's fruit has been certified SQNPI which denotes regenerative agricultural approaches, and sustainable operations and puts the protection and health of the local environment front and centre. Adami has a modern winery and cellar where they produce Soave at all levels up to their stunning Superiore, as well as the famous sweet dessert wine, Recioto. On the red side of things, Valpolicella in a number of styles is also produced, from Ripasso, through to Amarone della Valpolicella.