{"id":127899,"date":"2026-08-27T10:28:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/?p=127899"},"modified":"2026-08-27T10:29:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:29:02","slug":"soave-doc-lepiga-tenuta-santa-maria-bertani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/soave-doc-lepiga-tenuta-santa-maria-bertani\/","title":{"rendered":"Lepiga, the Historic Cru of Tenuta Santa Maria: Century-Old Garganega Interpreted by the Bertani Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>Along the ancient Via Postumia in the Illasi Valley lie the roots of the Bertani family\u2019s Soave heritage. Through massal selections, limestone soils, and seventy-year-old vines, Lepiga Soave DOC embodies the white-wine soul of a centuries-old winemaking dynasty.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Across the limestone slopes of Colognola ai Colli, at the southern gateway to the Illasi Valley, unfolds one of the most distinctive chapters in Veronese winemaking. Here, straddling the Soave DOC appellation and the borders of Valpolicella, stands <strong>Tenuta Santa Maria alla Pieve<\/strong>, the historic estate where Gaetano Bertani&#8217;s family rooted its dedicated expression of <strong>pure Garganega<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rooted in the heritage of the <strong>Arbizzano di Negrar<\/strong> estate\u2014the sixteenth-century cornerstone of Valpolicella Classica where the family produced its inaugural <strong>1936 Amarone<\/strong>\u2014the two properties are today helmed by Giovanni and Guglielmo Bertani. Their approach unites the patient cellaring of Negrar\u2019s historic reds with the vibrant salinity of Colognola ai Colli\u2019s whites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00abAt the Pieve estate, we approach Garganega with the exact same meticulous care we dedicate to our Corvina parcels: the variety and timing differ, but the method remains unchanged. Vineyard selection, low yields, and an uncompromised respect for soil identity are the foundation of every decision,\u201d explain <strong>Giovanni and Guglielmo Bertani<\/strong>. \u201cWe preserve the massal selection developed over decades in this vineyard: 68- to 70-year-old vines that continue to articulate the profound character of these limestone terroirs\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n                <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n                    \r\n                    #tdi_1  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Lepiga-Soave-Foto-3.jpeg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                    #tdi_1  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item2 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Torre-Pieve-Chardonnay-Foto-3.jpeg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                    #tdi_1  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item3 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Decima-Aurea-Foto-3.jpeg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                    #tdi_1  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item4 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Foto-TENUTA-PIEVE-2.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                <\/style>\r\n\r\n                <div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"td-gallery td-slide-on-2-columns\">\r\n                    <div class=\"post_td_gallery\">\r\n                        <div class=\"td-gallery-slide-top\">\r\n                           <div class=\"td-gallery-title\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"td-gallery-controls-wrapper\">\r\n                                <div class=\"td-gallery-slide-count\"><span class=\"td-gallery-slide-item-focus\">1<\/span> of 4<\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"td-gallery-slide-prev-next-but\">\r\n                                    <i class = \"td-icon-left doubleSliderPrevButton\"><\/i>\r\n                                    <i class = \"td-icon-right doubleSliderNextButton\"><\/i>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <div class = \"td-doubleSlider-1 \">\r\n                            <div class = \"td-slider\">\r\n                                \r\n                    <div class = \"td-slide-item td-item1\">\r\n                        <figure class=\"td-slide-galery-figure td-slide-popup-gallery\">\r\n                            <a class=\"slide-gallery-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Lepiga-Soave-Foto-3.jpeg\" title=\"Tenuta Santa Maria-Lepiga Soave DOC\"  data-caption=\"Tenuta Santa Maria - Lepiga - Soave DOC\"  data-description=\"\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Lepiga-Soave-Foto-3.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Lepiga-Soave-Foto-3.jpeg 1040w, https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Lepiga-Soave-Foto-3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Lepiga-Soave-Foto-3-1024x681.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Lepiga-Soave-Foto-3-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Lepiga-Soave-Foto-3-696x463.jpeg 696w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" alt=\"Tenuta Santa Maria - Lepiga Soave DOC\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1040px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1040\/693;\">\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                            <figcaption class = \"td-slide-caption td-gallery-slide-content\"><div class = \"td-gallery-slide-copywrite\">Tenuta Santa Maria - Tenuta Pieve <\/div><\/figcaption>\r\n                        <\/figure>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <div class = \"td-doubleSlider-2\">\r\n                            <div class = \"td-slider\">\r\n                                \r\n                    <div class = \"td-button td-item1\">\r\n                        <div class = \"td-border\"><\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class = \"td-button td-item2\">\r\n                        <div class = \"td-border\"><\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class = \"td-button td-item3\">\r\n                        <div class = \"td-border\"><\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class = \"td-button td-item4\">\r\n                        <div class = \"td-border\"><\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Two Millennia of History: Roman Centuriation and Scaliger Heritage<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>22 vineyard hectares<\/strong> of Tenuta Santa Maria alla Pieve rest upon millennia of layered history. Bordering the ancient consular road <strong>Via Postumia<\/strong>\u2014which once connected Genoa to Aquileia\u2014the estate mirrors the original Roman agricultural centuriation, as documented by municipal cadastral relics preserved in Verona. The property\u2019s boundaries touch the shrine of <strong>Santa Maria della Piev<\/strong>e, constructed over the remains of a Roman pagan temple dedicated to viticultural worship, while archaeological surveys conducted alongside the Heritage Superintendency have revealed Neolithic settlement traces and imperial Roman dwellings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before evolving into the family\u2019s dedicated white wine outpost in the first half of the nineteenth century, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/pieropan-winery-beneath-the-hills-of-soave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">architectural complex <\/a>served multiple historic roles: a <strong>Scaliger military outpost<\/strong>, an <strong>Olivetan monastery<\/strong>, and <strong>General Andr\u00e9 Mass\u00e9na\u2019s headquarters<\/strong> during the Napoleonic Battle of Caldiero in 1805.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The estate&#8217;s old vines, catalogued by <strong>Jancis Robinson<\/strong> in the <strong>Old Vine Registry<\/strong> among the most historic viticultural assets in the Veneto, dig deep into pure limestone bedrock, benefiting from the pronounced diurnal shifts channeled through the Illasi Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lepiga Soave DOC: Agronomic Precision and Parcel Vinification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lepiga Soave DOC<\/strong> originates from this dedicated cru as a <strong>pure, single-vineyard expression of Garganega.<\/strong> Harvest is carried out entirely by hand across three sequential pickings calibrated to phenolic ripeness: the earliest pass preserves natural acidity and freshness, while subsequent pickings secure mid-palate depth, structure, and aromatic complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the cellar, each parcel undergoes brief cold pre-fermentation maceration before temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel (16\u201318\u00b0C). Following blending, extended aging on fine lees with regular b\u00e2tonnage lends <strong>mid-palate richness<\/strong> <strong>and texture<\/strong> without masking the <strong>vibrant mineral backbone and saline tension<\/strong> of the limestone soils.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n                <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n                    \r\n                    #tdi_2  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Lepiga-Soave-Foto.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                    #tdi_2  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item2 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Terre-Pieve-Chardonnay-Foto.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                    #tdi_2  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item3 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Decima-Aurea-Foto.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                    #tdi_2  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item4 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Foto-TENUTA-PIEVE-1.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                <\/style>\r\n\r\n                <div id=\"tdi_2\" class=\"td-gallery td-slide-on-2-columns\">\r\n                    <div class=\"post_td_gallery\">\r\n                        <div class=\"td-gallery-slide-top\">\r\n                           <div class=\"td-gallery-title\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"td-gallery-controls-wrapper\">\r\n                                <div class=\"td-gallery-slide-count\"><span class=\"td-gallery-slide-item-focus\">1<\/span> of 4<\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"td-gallery-slide-prev-next-but\">\r\n                                    <i class = \"td-icon-left doubleSliderPrevButton\"><\/i>\r\n                                    <i class = \"td-icon-right doubleSliderNextButton\"><\/i>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <div class = \"td-doubleSlider-1 \">\r\n                            <div class = \"td-slider\">\r\n                                \r\n                    <div class = \"td-slide-item td-item1\">\r\n                        <figure class=\"td-slide-galery-figure td-slide-popup-gallery\">\r\n                            <a class=\"slide-gallery-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Lepiga-Soave-Foto.jpg\" title=\"Tenuta Santa Maria-Lepiga Soave DOC\"  data-caption=\"Tenuta Santa Maria - Lepiga - Soave DOC\"  data-description=\"\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Lepiga-Soave-Foto.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Lepiga-Soave-Foto.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Lepiga-Soave-Foto-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Lepiga-Soave-Foto-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tenuta-Santa-Maria-Lepiga-Soave-Foto-696x928.jpg 696w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" alt=\"Tenuta Santa Maria - Lepiga Soave DOC\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1040px; 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After nearly forty vintages dedicated to Amarone Classico, and drawn to reconnect with the family\u2019s nineteenth-century exile in France, he travelled across the Alps to study grand cru viticulture and source plant material from leading nurseries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In-depth pedoclimatic research led to the high-density plantings (9,000 vines\/ha) established between 1991 and 1993, dedicated to producing <strong>Torre Pieve IGT Verona<\/strong> (a pure Chardonnay named after the nearby Romanesque pieve) and <strong>Decima Aurea IGT Verona<\/strong> (a pure Merlot named after the tenth milestone of the Postumia). Alongside these plantings, the estate introduced Verona\u2019s first Syrah vineyard, today blended with Corvina and Merlot in the <strong>IGT Pragal<\/strong>. It represents a sophisticated mosaic reaffirming the Illasi Valley&#8217;s standing among Italy&#8217;s finest terroir landscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tenutasantamaria.wine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tenuta Santa Maria alla Pieve<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo Credit: Courtesy of Tenuta Santa Maria \u2013 AB COMUNICAZIONE Press Office<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Along the ancient Via Postumia in the Illasi Valley lie the roots of the Bertani family\u2019s Soave heritage. Through massal selections, limestone soils, and seventy-year-old vines, Lepiga Soave DOC embodies the white-wine soul of a centuries-old winemaking dynasty. Across the limestone slopes of Colognola ai Colli, at the southern gateway to the Illasi Valley, unfolds [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":127849,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15650,15651],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-127899","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-food-wine-en","8":"category-in-vino-veritas-en"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127899"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127900,"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127899\/revisions\/127900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}