Roberto Anselmi Capitel Croce

In the glass

Aroma: golden apple, almond paste, hazelnut, toasted oak, white peach, vanilla hint

Palate: almond cream, golden peach, hazelnut, saline mineral, vanilla, toasted finish

Capitel Croce is Anselmi's barrel-aged 100% Garganega, named for a wayside cross on the Capitel Croce hill; oak-fermented with extended lees contact to produce a richer, more complex expression of the varietal with hazelnuts, golden apple and creamy texture.

What it pairs with

• Grilled lobster with tarragon butter
  The wine's hazelnut-cream weight and high acidity are perfect for rich crustacean and herb butter.
• Risotto al Soave con gamberi
  Risotto cooked in Soave with prawns is a regional dish ideally paired with the wine used in its preparation.

History

Capitel Croce was Anselmi's early demonstration that Garganega could produce a world-class, age-worthy white wine when barrel-fermented; the wine helped establish the Monteforte hillside as a serious white wine site and influenced subsequent Soave producers.

1. 1984 — First Capitel Croce barrel-fermented Garganega Veneto IGT release

Facts

Producer

Roberto Anselmi

Grapes

Garganega (100%)

Classification

Veneto IGT

Oak

Fermented and aged 12 months in French oak barriques; aged on fine lees

ABV

13.5%

Price

€30-45 at retail

Drinking window

5-12 from vintage

First vintage

1984

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