Winemaker Notes
Brilliantly exemplifying the historic col fondo style, the wine is slightly cloudy from being refermented in bottle without disgorgement or filtration. You may let the deposit settle out and pour carefully for a leaner, crisper experience, or gently invert the bottle to experience the sediment’s textural and aromatic properties. The late Luigi Gregoletto recommended splashing the fondo into risotto part way through cooking, and some have made arguments for its medicinal properties. This brisk, fizzy, stony nectar has an undeniable gift for bestowing unparalleled palate stimulation and mental reinvigoration.
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 region of Treviso is famous for the origin of the sparkling wines called Prosecco, which are made from its native Glera grape. Within Treviso are the Prosecco de Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG and Colli Asolani Prosecco DOCG appellations, which are independent of the more general Prosecco DOC.