Winemaker Notes
Straw yellow with slight green reflections in color. On the nose, fresh and lasting, with significant overtones of ripe golden apples, wild flowers and a subtle and delicate fragrance of yeast. Clean and balanced in taste, with a slight and pleasant finish of ripe fruit and a hint of bread-crust.
A sparkling wine of pronounced finesse. Perfect served as an aperitif or with lighter dishes, especially seafood.
100% Chardonnay
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Enticing aromas of preserved lemon peel, ripe yellow apples and a whisper of honey leap from the glass. The palate is full and expressive, with Mandarin orangeinflected citrus tones taking center stage, supported by a creamy mousse and energetic acidity.
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Vinous
The NV Trentodoc Brut entices with a bouquet that mixes savory and sweet, with nuances of white peach and mint complicated by hints of crushed stone and an enriching note of brioche. It reverberates with zesty tension as crisp orchard fruits and sour citrus tones are elevated by juicy acidity. The Brut finishes with amazing length and complexity, leaving salty mineral tones offset by a twang of sour lime. The NV Brut punches well above its weight class.
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Decanter
A touch of nuttiness, offsetting scents of preserved lemon and pear. Redcurrant richness, creamy, rich and round, with impressive mousse and tangy red apple bite. Bubbles are well-formed and well-integrated, giving a creamy texture that melds into the richness of fruit. Sweet spices and nougat cream on the finish. Great stuff.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
In the bottle with the white label, the Ferrari NV Trento Brut is a fresh and crisp Italian sparkler with the etched mineral notes of the Dolomites that add a special signature. The wine is lean and sharp, just what you need with finger foods on an aromatic terrace overlooking the sea. You can count on consistency with this well-priced production of three million bottles.
A term typically reserved for Champagne and Sparkling Wines, non-vintage or simply “NV” on a label indicates a blend of finished wines from different vintages (years of harvest). To make non-vintage Champagne, typically the current year’s harvest (in other words, the current vintage) forms the base of the blend. Finished wines from previous years, called “vins de reserve” are blended in at approximately 10-50% of the total volume in order to achieve the flavor, complexity, body and acidity for the desired house style. A tiny proportion of Champagnes are made from a single vintage.
There are also some very large production still wines that may not claim one particular vintage. This would be at the discretion of the winemaker’s goals for character of the final wine.
The southern part of Italy’s northeastern Alpine region, Trentino, produces quality wines from international varieties. But its most exceptional native variety, Teroldego, with plantings concentrated around the sandy, gravelly, limestone soils of its Campo Rotaliano district, makes a deep purple-hued red wine with scents and flavors of wild blackberry, herbs, espresso and cocoa.