Villa Sandi, Vigna La Rivetta, Prosecco Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze, 2016
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Tasted by:
(at Decanter's November 2017 Fine Wine Encounter, London, 12 Nov 2017)
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2022
One of the finest Proseccos around, this sells at Champagne prices – unsurprising, as it hails from Cartizze, Prosecco’s ‘grand cru’, where vineyard land costs even more on average than it does in Champagne. It’s a beautiful wine, bursting with golden apple and pear fruit, with white floral scents and a hint of fresh leafiness. It has a lovely linear style, and contains less residual sugar than most Cartizze wines (around 11g/l).
Producer
Villa Sandi
Brand
Vigna La Rivetta
Vintage
2016
Wine Type
Sparkling
Colour
White
Country
Italy
Region
Veneto
Appellation
Prosecco
Sweetness
Brut
Alcohol
11.50%
Body
Light
Grapes
100% Glera