Limited Presale - i Stefanini - 'Il Selese' - Garganega - Soave, Veneto, IT - 2025

Presale Offer

Reserve your bottles now before this small allocation arrives at Satellite. Presale offers are listed at 10% off our normal retail rate and combine with our normal quantity discount structure: 10% off 3+, 15% off 6+, and 20% off 12+. Wine Club members receive an additional 5% off all quantity discount tiers, plus free shipping on orders of 6 bottles or more.

Quantities are limited, presale orders are fulfilled first, and this is the best way to lock in bottles before the allocation lands.

Notes from the Winery/Importer

Gran Fondo presale import from Satllite 2026 (1).xlsx. Supplier notes: will break for Drew as needed; best pricing quoted at 5 cs. Using 60 bottles (5 cs) for presale quantity. Best bottle price $14.00; frontline bottle price $14.00. Organic or better: N; native ferment: N. Source line: 2025 I Stefanini Soave DOC "IL Selese"

Notes on the Producer

I Stefanini winery, established in 2003, specializes in steel-aged, aromatic white wines that feature the Garganega grape, an indigenous varietal of the Soave region.

Owned and operated by the Tessari family, the winery was named after distant ancestor Stefano Tessari, whose family began experimenting with agriculture and grape cultivation as far back as 1800.

I Stefanini covers 18 hectares of fertile growing volcanic soil in the coll-climate region of Valle d'Alpone, a Verona river valley rich in fossil deposits on the east end of Soave. Head winemaker and owner Francesco Tessari works with his father, vineyard manager Valentino Tessari. Presently, the techniques of cultivating the vines while respecting the land, and exalting the quality of the product encompass the current agronomic methodology.

The Stefanini wines, in accordance with traditional winemaking techniques of Soave, are not aged in oak barrels, but in carefully lined tanks made of stainless steel.

Francesco Tessari is one of the only producers who has launched the concept of a high quality Soave wine, capable of offering a rich fleshiness without losing its drinkability or fragrance. He effectively controls yields in the vineyard, even for his simplest wines, which is coupled with an intermittent search for maturity, which allows for the production of only the most ambitious labels of the highest quality vintage.

The result is a fresh and fruity wine, which continues to gain top scores in all major wine guides and current reviews.

Grapes & Style

Garganega

Garganega is the main white grape of Soave in Italy’s Veneto region. It’s a subtle variety, but in the right volcanic or limestone sites it can make whites with real texture, mineral tension, and quiet complexity.

In the vineyard, Garganega ripens relatively late and can be productive, so quality depends on good sites and careful yields. Traditional pergola-trained vineyards and older vines can produce wines with more concentration while preserving freshness.

In the glass, Garganega often shows lemon, pear, yellow apple, chamomile, almond, white flowers, and a lightly savory or volcanic edge. The best Soave is not loud, but it’s graceful and persistent, with a gentle almond finish and a strong affinity for food.