WHITE WINE: Nicos Brustolin's family has a very long tradition in wine-production, possibly one of the oldest vineyard properties in the area of Valdobbiadene. Also known as the historic home of Prosecco.
His terroir has a considerable amount of clay that varies from white-beige to reddish brown and has a natural fertility base with very high optimal trace elements.Here, at 450 meters above sea level, he grows his glera grape.
(AVAILABLE FROM NOVEMBER)
Grape Type: 100% glera.
Terroir: clay
Wine Making Process: grapes are strictly hand picked, the maceration is carried out on the skins only in part, with indigenous yeast.The fermentation happens at controlled temperature, extremely low use of sulphur dioxide , which in this case goes down to 40 milligram per liter.
Second fermentation happen in the bottle, and after an average of 40 days the wine is ready to be drink.It benefits from longer aging in the bottle. Even up to 3-4 years.
Organoleptic Characteristics
Colour: straw yellow, greenish reflections
Bouquet: very elegant, with defined apple and white flowers aroma like hawthorn and acacia
Taste: persistend and refined effervesence, long aftertaste that corresponds to the nose hints
Alcohol Content: 11%
Food matching: all round meal, from startes with almonds and pistacios to mains of risotto and fresh water fish like pike and trout.
