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Sartori Sella Soave Classico DOC

Casa Vinicola Sartori

Grape
Garganega
Denomination
Soave DOC
Region
Veneto
ABV
12.5%
Body
Light to medium

Sartori's Sella is a Soave Classico off the volcanic-basaltic hills east of Verona, 90% Garganega with Trebbiano di Soave. Steel and concrete ageing keeps it dry, mineral and saline, with pear, white peach and a bitter-almond finish at 12.5%.

Best price
£11.52

2025 · 75cl · checked 13 Sep

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Where to buy Soave Classico DOC Sella

£11.52 best price · 2 retailers in stock · checked 13 Sep 2026

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Great Wines Direct Best price 2025 · 75cl · checked 13 Sep
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£11.52 £15.36/L
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£14.00 £18.67/L
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Great Wines Direct Best price 2023 · 75cl · checked 6 Sep
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£11.16 £14.88/L
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Great Wines Direct Best price 2024 · 75cl · checked 6 Sep
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£11.52 £15.36/L
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Tasting Notes

Inside Sartori's Sella: Garganega from volcanic Soave hills

Sella is 90% Garganega off the volcanic-basaltic Classico hills east of Verona, fermented and aged in steel and concrete. It drinks dry and saline, with pear, white peach and a signature bitter-almond close.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial
Tasted on
11 June 2026
Source
Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
Taste profile
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Sella opens pale straw with golden glints and a delicate orchard-fruit perfume. Pear and white peach lead, lifted by jasmine and a citrus edge. Garganega off Soave's volcanic-basaltic hills adds a faint almond-and-stone top note. Vivino's drinkers most often reach for pear and apple here.

LemonLemon
JasmineJasmine
AppleApple
PearPear
PineapplePineapple
White peachWhite peach
Wet stonesWet stones
AlmondAlmond
Palate

Dry and fresh, with lemon-pith acidity and the salty, stony minerality the volcanic basalt gives Garganega. Fermented and aged only in steel and concrete, it carries no oak weight, staying light at 12.5% with a gently savoury middle. Apple and pear fruit run through cleanly.

Finish

The close is a long, dry, bitter-almond note that Vivino drinkers consistently flag, over the wet-stone flavour of Sella's volcanic basalt. Clean rather than weighty.

Overall

An honest, dependable Soave Classico that drinkers rate 3.8 across 738 Vivino ratings, prized for its stony freshness and almond finish. Sella is an everyday white to drink young, the kind of dry, salty Veneto Garganega that over-delivers near 11 pounds. The 2023 was the standout recent vintage.

Drink now Best by 2027
Live UK pricing

Where to buy Sartori Sella Soave Classico

Sella is an everyday-priced Soave, currently around 11 to 14 pounds across UK retailers and in stock. The 2023 and 2024 vintages are both available.

Best price · 75 cl £11.52 at Great Wines Direct
Price spread £11.52 - £14.00 Across 2 UK retailers tracked
Retailers tracked 2UK 2 in stock
Vintages live 2025 Current release: 2025
Per-litre (75 cl basis) £15.36 Per-litre price for the lowest current offer
Last checked 13 Sep 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Wine fit score

How Sella Soave Classico scores for the way you drink

A dry, mineral, sub-14-pound Soave: strong on food and value, easy for newcomers to Italian whites, made for everyday drinking rather than cellaring or special occasions.

Best everyday bottle 9.0/10

Dry, light and inexpensive, this is a midweek white for seafood and risotto rather than a special-occasion bottle.

Best with food 8.8/10

Bright acidity, saline minerality and a low 12.5% weight make Garganega a versatile match for seafood, risotto and fresh cheese.

Best value 8.6/10

Around 11 to 14 pounds for a mineral, award-noted Soave Classico sits at the value end of the category; the 2023 took a WOW Silver.

Best intro to this style 8.4/10

A gentle, fruit-forward, unoaked Soave from a benchmark indigenous white grape, easy for newcomers to Italian whites to enjoy.

Best for an occasion 3.0/10

An everyday Soave Classico rather than a prestige cuvee: pleasant but not a centrepiece for special occasions.

Best for cellar 2.5/10

Built for freshness, not the cellar: no oak, no ageing requirement, best within two to three years of the vintage.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Soave in five fields

A compact view of what the Soave denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
3 varieties listed
This bottle: Garganega.
Minimum ageing
No statutory minimum
Producers release on their own schedule; 4 to 6 months in steel is typical.
Region / area
Verona: the eastern hills and plain around Soave and Monteforte d'Alpone, to the Colli Scaligeri
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
DOC · Soave
Minimum ABV at this colour: 10.5%.
Classification
DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata)
Vintages

Sella 2023 and 2024: two Soave growing seasons

Soave's 2023 came from a wet, demanding spring yet gave fresh, aromatic whites, and Sella 2023 took a WOW Silver from Civilta del Bere. The 2024 is rounder and more approachable.

2025 Current release
Lowest price
£11.52
Retailers
2 in stock
2024 Sold through
Lowest price
not listed
Retailers
0 in stock
ABV
12.5%
Window
Drink now through 2027

A rounder, more approachable Soave vintage than 2023, fuller in fruit. Sella 2024 shows ripe pear and white peach over its saline core; drink through 2027 while fresh.

2023 Sold through
Lowest price
not listed
Retailers
0 in stock
ABV
12.5%
Window
Drink now through 2026

Born from a wet, demanding Veneto spring, yet a strong year for fresh Soave: Sella 2023 took a WOW Silver from Civilta del Bere. Mineral and citrus-edged; drink by 2026.

Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

Soave Classico and the Garganega grape

The Classico zone is Soave's historic hillside heartland east of Verona, where volcanic-basaltic soils lend Garganega its saline, almond-tinged character. Sartori is based at Negrar di Valpolicella.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.

Soave is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. 3 varieties listed in the disciplinare
  • Yield ceiling. 15.0 tonnes per hectare
  • Minimum ABV. 10.5% vol
  • Minimum ageing. No statutory minimum - producers release on their own schedule
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting
03

Region and area context

Soave falls within Veneto, covering Verona: the eastern hills and plain around Soave and Monteforte d'Alpone, to the Colli Scaligeri. The denomination is further divided into 2 sub-zones.

Soave DOC zone Wine route in the zone

Made at Casa Vinicola Sartori, Negrar.

Wine route in the zone: Strada del Vino Soave.

04

Reading the label

  • Casa Vinicola SartoriProducer / estate
  • GarganegaGrape varieties
  • Soave DOCGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2025Vintage (year of harvest)
  • Producer-declared ABV · 75 clAlcohol by volume and bottle size
05

What sits behind the price of Soave Classico DOC Sella

Tracked from
£11.52
Direction
Mostly cost down
Drivers
3 up / 3 down
Main factor
Steel and concrete ageing, no oak programme
  1. 01

    Volcanic-basaltic Classico hillside fruit

    Cost up

    Sella's Garganega comes off selected volcanic-basaltic vineyards in the Soave Classico hills east of Verona, costlier to farm than valley-floor DOC fruit but the source of its saline minerality.

  2. 02

    Steel and concrete ageing, no oak programme

    Cost down

    Fermentation and ageing happen only in steel and concrete tanks, so there is no barrel cost; that restraint is part of why Sella lands near 11 pounds rather than 20-plus.

  3. 03

    High-yield Soave DOC, Garganega-led blend

    Cost down

    Soave DOC permits generous Garganega yields across a large appellation, keeping grape costs modest versus low-yield crus and holding the shelf price down.

  4. 04

    Large Verona house scale (Casa Vinicola Sartori)

    Cost down

    Sartori, part of the Collis Heritage group at Negrar, bottles at volume; that scale spreads winemaking and packaging cost thin across the range and keeps Sella affordable.

  5. 05

    UK alcohol duty and VAT

    Cost up

    At 12.5% ABV the still-wine duty is about 2.67 pounds a bottle, and 20% VAT adds more; together they are roughly a third of the ~11-pound UK shelf price.

  6. 06

    Imported and shipped from the Veneto

    Cost up

    As an Italian import, Sella carries cross-border freight, importer margin and UK retailer markup on top of the cellar-door price, lifting the final 11-to-14-pound tag.

01

Volcanic-basaltic Classico hillside fruit

Cost up

Sella's Garganega comes off selected volcanic-basaltic vineyards in the Soave Classico hills east of Verona, costlier to farm than valley-floor DOC fruit but the source of its saline minerality.

Perfect Pairings

Dishes that go with this wine

Food Pairing

Garganega acidity and saline minerality: dishes that fit Sella

Sella's bright acidity and stony, saline finish are built for Venetian seafood, salt cod and vegetable risotto. Its 12.5% weight keeps delicate plates in focus rather than overwhelming them.

Acidity matching Strong match

Venetian seafood antipasti and salt cod

Sella's lemon-pith acidity and saline, volcanic-soil minerality lift creamy Venetian salt cod and delicate raw or poached seafood, refreshing the palate between rich, briny mouthfuls.

Try with: Baccala Mantecato · Polpo alla pignata · seafood crudo · fish appetizers · More pairings →

Salt balance Strong match

Fritto misto and fried shellfish

Garganega's brisk acidity and stony, saline finish scythe through the fat of fried fish and the brine of shellfish, the classic Veneto fritto-misto-and-Soave logic.

Try with: fritto misto · fried calamari · grilled prawns · Polpo alla pignata · More pairings →

Body matching Good match

Vegetable and herb risotto

The wine's gentle steel-and-concrete weight and orchard-fruit core sit beside a creamy vegetable risotto, its citrus edge keeping each spoonful fresh; radicchio's slight bitterness even echoes the almond finish.

Try with: Radicchio risotto · Pumpkin risotto · asparagus risotto · risotto with peas · More pairings →

Fat cutting Good match

Lighter seafood pasta and risotto

Acidity is Sella's tool against butter and olive oil: it cuts the richness of a seafood linguine or a squid-ink risotto, and its saline thread chimes with the shellfish rather than fighting it.

Try with: Squid ink risotto · spaghetti alle vongole · seafood linguine · Trofie al pesto · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Fresh cheese and vegetable starters

Its jasmine-and-white-peach perfume and almond-tinged close flatter young, milky cheeses and lightly dressed vegetable antipasti, lifting them without overwhelming their delicacy.

Try with: Gnocco fritto · fresh mozzarella · stracchino · marinated courgettes · More pairings →

Avoid Clash

Fierce chilli heat and heavy smoke

At 12.5% with no oak and little residual sugar, Sella has nothing to tame fierce chilli heat or heavy barbecue smoke; the spice flattens its delicate pear-and-almond fruit and exaggerates the bitter finish.

Skip with: vindaloo · Sichuan hotpot · smoky barbecue ribs · nduja pasta · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

Drinking window for Sartori Sella Soave Classico

This is a wine to enjoy young. Drink within two to three years of the vintage while the pear, citrus and white peach are at their freshest; Sella is not built for the cellar.

Decanting
no

A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.

Cellar potential
Low

Built for freshness, not the cellar: no oak, no ageing requirement, best within two to three years of the vintage.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£11.52 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

Sources behind this Sella Soave page

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 13 Sep 2026, 00:21 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Drawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.

Confidence · Medium
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.

Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Explore Garganega, Soave and the Veneto

Producer
Casa Vinicola Sartori Veneto
Denomination
Soave DOC

Common Questions

It is a dry white with pear, apple and white peach fruit over a saline, stony minerality from Soave's volcanic-basaltic soils, closing on a gentle bitter-almond note. Garganega gives the fruit; Trebbiano di Soave adds lift.

Garganega 90% and Trebbiano di Soave 10%, grown in the Classico hills east of Verona. Garganega drives the orchard fruit and almond signature, while Trebbiano di Soave sharpens the acidity.

Pour it with Venetian seafood antipasti, salt cod, vegetable risotto and fried fish. Its acidity and saline finish cut richness and brine, while the modest 12.5% weight keeps delicate dishes in focus.

No. It ferments and ages in steel and concrete tanks with no wood, so the fruit stays fresh and the minerality clear. A short skin maceration adds texture without colour or tannin.

Drink it young, within two to three years of the vintage, while the pear and citrus are bright. The 2023 was the stronger recent vintage, taking a WOW Silver from Civilta del Bere; the 2024 is rounder and more approachable.

It is an everyday-priced Soave, around 11 to 14 pounds in the UK and in stock at several retailers. That puts it among the better-value dry whites the Veneto makes.

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