Ferrari Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore 2009
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Its appearance in the glass reveals golden highlights and an outstandingly
persistent and refined perlage. The nose is intense and immediately displays floral notes of jasmine, but also of quince, sweet oranges and gingerbread. The palate simply confirms the great richness suggested by the aromas. The flavor is creamy but still vibrant, rendered almost interminable by an appealing iodized vein. The finish returns to notes of delicate spices and exotic fruit, which elongate its persistence and underline the extraordinary class of this wine.
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Disgorged in May, this last version of Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore will be released in 2021. Tasted at two different dosage levels (2.7 g/l and 1.5 g/l) it shows its best at the lower sugar level because of more fluent drinkability and less obvious fruit flavor. The nose opens wide the doors of a viennoiserie, with gianduia chocolate, caramel mou and toast, but not before fresh aromas of linden tree and orange blossom come through. Pear and Russett apple introduce the creamy lean palate, with Chablis-like acidity and savory finish. Lingering flavors of salty orange and dried figs.
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Creamy and boasting complexity, this iconic sparkler offers delicate aromas of white spring flower, white stone fruit and toasted bread crust. On the elegantly sparkling palate, a silky perlage accompanies mature yellow apple, white peach, honey and a hint of lemon drop alongside crisp acidity.
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Offers enticing notes of glazed apple and apricot, pastry, vanilla and graham cracker layered with grapefruit peel, almond skin and salty mineral notes, which provide a fine counterpoint for the rich profile. Sleek and harmonious, with a fine, creamy mousse and a long finish of citrus and smoke.
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Mastering the art of Italian living is not difficult. Simply pop open a bottle of Ferrari, Italy’s most iconic sparkling wine, and you will find luxury, glamour, and undeniable quality in every sip.
Giulio Ferrari, a Trentino native, started his venerable sparkling wine house in 1902, after studying winemaking in France. Convinced that his native region’s terroir was ideal for growing Chardonnay, he produced three of his now best-known cuvées – Ferrari Brut, Perlé and Giulio Ferrari – as blanc de blancs. This innovative approach quickly paid off. Ferrari wines consistently receive some of Italy’s top accolades, including being awarded Tre Bicchieri 22 years in a row.
With its mountain viticulture (the Dolomites), Trentino is an area well-suited to the production of sparkling wines of great elegance and complexity. Large diurnal temperature range and high altitudes ensures high acidity and freshness in the grapes. With 300 acres of vineyards, Ferrari represents the largest estate in the Trentino region.
In 1952, Giulio Ferrari, having no children of his own, chose friend and local merchant Bruno Lunelli as successor for his beloved business. Today, the third generation of the Lunelli family is at the helm. Bruno Lunelli’s passion and entrepreneurial talent passed on to his sons, Franco, Gino and Mauro, who established Ferrari as the market leader in Italy and the nation’s celebratory wine par excellence. Production is in the hands of a capable team of eight winemakers and four agronomists, led by chief winemaker Marcello Lunelli. The pursuit of excellence in all areas of Ferrari production and management is an enduring family legacy with several cousins involved from the new generation: Marcello’s cousin, Matteo Lunelli, is the Chairman of Ferrari F.lli Lunelli SpA, Camilla Lunelli heads up global communications, and Alessandro Lunelli, an engineer by training, is responsible for planning and technical oversight. This generation leads the company with the aim of combining innovation and tradition, promoting Ferrari around the world as ambassadors of the Italian Art of Living.
Representing the topmost expression of a Champagne house, a vintage Champagne is one made from the produce of a single, superior harvest year. Vintage Champagnes account for a mere 5% of total Champagne production and are produced about three times in a decade. Champagne is typically made as a blend of multiple years in order to preserve the house style; these will have non-vintage, or simply, NV on the label. The term, "vintage," as it applies to all wine, simply means a single harvest year.
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.