2010 Campo Vulcano, I Campi, Veneto, Italy, Soave Classico DOC

Flavio Prà produces his Soave Classico DOC wines in the “Campo Vulcano” or Vulcano field. This is located on the Costeggiola hill, one of the cru of the biggest DOC area of production in Italy. This hill has a predominantly South-Southwest exposure and has some of the highest differences between the temperature highs and lows in a period of 24 hours of the entire Soave Classico area (with temperatures fluctuating approx 13.5°C between night and day.)

The vineyard is planted with a Veronese Pergola training system respecting the tradition of this area. Even though it is in a zone of naturally chalky soils, the Campo Vulcano vineyard is located on a basalt slope with a clayey subsoil with volcanic rocks mixed with chalk at further depths. These are deep soils with good drainage. They are rich in nitrogen and potassium but with less phosphorous and magnesium. These soils produce grapes which have sugar and acid levels that are higher than the average for Soave.