This sparkling wine is very enjoyable and would be a great addition to your Thanksgiving table. It is not overly sweet and has some great earthy qualities that come through with elements of peach and honey. This is a great wine to serve with appetizers--your examiner found that a fruit and cheese plate was a rather spectacular match for this high quality organic winner! Read on for more info directly from Natural Merchants on this wine:
Winemakers: LA CANTINA PIZZOLATO SAS
Appellation: I.G.T. VENETO
Varietal:100% PROSECCO
Production area: The estate is located in the rich and flourishing countryside in the north of Treviso, and the vineyards are situated on the plains and hillsides near PIAVE river.
Yield per Vine Hectare: Harvested by hand during the end of August. The average is 120 hectolitres per hectare, althought it varies depending on the climate conditions of every year.
Hectares of production: 15 hectares
Vinification: Grapes handpicked and vinified using the Italian Charmat method, with temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel and secondary fermentation in sealed tanks for 30 days. The wine is then promptly bottled and released.
Analytical data: 11,5% alc./vol.
Ageing: no
Colour: pale straw-yellow with greenish tinges
Nose: delicate, fruity, characteristic
Tasting Notes Wine Enthusiast: This is a sweet style of Prosecco with a luminous appearance and grassy-herbal notes followed by white peach, honey and jasmine. More herbal flavors appear on the close and the wine is fresh and simple in the mouth.
Tasting Notes Tastings.com: Pale straw color. Nougat and peach custard aromas follow through on a crisp entry to a dryish light-to-medium body with baked apple and delicate spice accents. Finishes in an oily nut and lemon rind fade with drying, talc-like fruit tannins.
Serving suggestions: ideal as an aperitif, with snack and cold first courses.
Notes : wine made from USDA National Organic Program Certifield Grapes. Certifield by BIOS.
You can find this wine and more great organic choices at Whole Foods Markets. Enjoy!
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