15 September 2003 1999 Soave Superiore Pieve Vecchia, Fasoli, Italy: £8.70, Vintage Roots Soave, a magnificent misfit? Please! A miserable mediocrity more like. Well, most Soave, maybe. But there are great vineyards in Soave and just a few producers who really care. This wine has a flavour like a really good French tarte aux poires – you can taste all the fat soft flesh but you can also taste the shortcrust pastry. Close your eyes and you can probably get some custard too. Taken from Oz Clarke's Wine Buying Guide 2003 Printable Tasting Sheet