The pear and peel come through and it is for my point of view a bit expressive for this type of sparkling wine. And since being awarded the DOCGarantita status last year (the highest political wine award in the land! The Masottina prosecco has a fresh nose, releasing hints of lemon, grapefruit as well as Granny Smith apples and pears.

It is the perfect accompaniment to pasta with sausage dumplings, yoghurt mousse with poppy seeds or cabbage roulades. The elegant Contrada Granda Brut Prosecco Superiore Conegliano Valdobbiadene from Italy is a single-varietal wine made from the Glera grape variety. The story of Masottina is written in the Prosecco hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, in 2019 listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, established as one of the 56 most beautiful places in Italy and one of the 1121 most spectacular places in the world. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.So it came as no surprise to find them among Decanter’s 2021 Top Classic wines of the year, a list honoring bottles that epitomize a “premium, textbook style of wine. The company was founded in 1946 by grandfather Epifanio Dal Bianco, who laid the foundations to produce excellent wines. Intense but refined, on the nose strong scents typical of the variety, including apples, apricots and white melons; tho which are added the fresh, citrus notes of limes, lemons and pink grapefruit. On the tongue, this light-footed Prosecco Spumante is characterized by an incredibly light and creamy texture. Fragrant aromas of lemon curd with dried petals, bubblegum and jelly sweet notes over chalky undertones.

Its a perfectly easy drink (if you like extra dry) without the need for food and I have finally found a dry sparkling wine which I actually like. The Calmaggiore Prosecco Spumante Brut from the Veneto wine-growing region reveals itself in the glass in a brilliantly shimmering platinum yellow. A fresh Prosecco, with a fine bead, layers a lightly mouthwatering acidity with a delicate mesh of ripe pear, apple blossom, stone and pink grapefruit zest aromas and flavors.

Hailing from the hilly Conegliano Valdobbiadene region—widely recognized as the greatest terroir for Prosecco production—this wine takes its name, Contrada Granda, from the historic center of the town of Conegliano. For further information on vintage products, browse the vintage reports and learn about different years, region by region.

The Dal Bianco family has almost three hundred hectares of vineyards, the majority extend over the hills of Conegliano Valdobbiadene. Prosecco is also the name of the grape that forms the basis of the eponymous sparkling wine and many of the best examples contain 100% Prosecco, although Verdiso, Perera and Bianchetta grape varieties which are considered to be of lesser stature, can be used up to a maximum of 15% . The sparkling wine has a fresh nose, releasing hints of lemon, grapefruit as well as green apple and pear.Prosecco is represented by Masottina’s signature wine: their Contrada Granda Extra Dry, which the magazine gave a staggering 95-point score.