Roberto Anselmi I Capitelli

In the glass

Aroma: dried apricot, honey, almond paste, orange blossom, caramelised peach, vanilla

Palate: apricot jam, honey, almond, orange peel, vanilla cream, mineral acidity

I Capitelli is Anselmi's late-harvest sweet Garganega, made from overripe and botrytised bunches from the Capitel Croce and Capitel Foscarino hills; rich, honeyed and apricot-dominated but lifted by the grape's natural acidity that keeps it from cloying.

What it pairs with

• Torta di mandorle (almond tart)
  The wine's almond-honey character echoes the marzipan richness of an Italian almond tart.
• Grana Padano aged 24 months
  The sweet-salt contrast between wine and crystalline aged cheese is a classic Veneto tradition.
• Fresh nectarine or white peach
  Simple fresh stone fruit amplifies the apricot register in this sweet Garganega without competing.

History

I Capitelli was Anselmi's answer to the ancient Recioto di Soave tradition of sweet Garganega wine; made from late-harvested, botrytised grapes from the Capitel hills, it represents the sweet side of Garganega's complexity. The wine's name (the capitals) refers to the multiple Capitel vineyard plots it draws from.

1. 1982 — First I Capitelli late-harvest Garganega Veneto IGT release

Facts

Producer

Roberto Anselmi

Grapes

Garganega (100%)

Classification

Veneto IGT

Oak

Fermented and aged 18 months in French oak barriques

ABV

13.5%

Price

€50-80 at retail (500ml)

Drinking window

5-20 from vintage

First vintage

1982

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