Winemaker Notes
Intense and varied aromas; its immediate, intense sensations are reminiscent of ripe yellow fruits, papaya, gingerbread, ground coffee and almond brittle. With oxygenation in the glass, notes of crème brûlée and a faint hint of aromatic herbs emerge. On entry in the mouth, it is full-flavored and rounded, well-structured and extremely harmonious. The notable finish offers toasty and fruity tones that prolong the aftertaste in truly remarkable fashion.
Professional Ratings
-
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A pure expression of Chardonnay, the Ferrari 2009 Trento Metodo Classico Riserva Lunelli Extra Brut is a creamy and texturally rich expression with generous layers of orchard fruit, apricot, honey, toasted almond and baked pear. In appearance, the wine displays a bright golden color with the slightest amber hue. The age of this elegant sparkler contributes to the generosity and important complexity of this beautiful and elegant wine.
-
James Suckling
Aromas of lemon pie and cooked apples follow through to a full body with a round and caressing texture of fine bubbles. Flavorful finish. Drink or hold.
-
Wine Spectator
A toasty note of grilled nut on the nose underscores flavors of baked white peach and white cherry fruit on the palate of this fresh and balanced sparkler. A racy streak of salinity imparts a savory, mouthwatering quality, as does the well-knit, sleek acidity, ending with a spiced finish.
-
Wine Enthusiast
Aromas of toasted hazelnut, coffee and bread crust mingle together on this. The aromas carry over to the mature, linear palate where they join ripe yellow apple and a hint of citrus rind. An elegant perlage lends finesse, while fresh acidity lifts the close.
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.