Frizzante Prosecco Bollicine N.V
Country
Italy
Region
Italy - Prosecco
Producer
Casa Vinicola Botter spa
Grape(s)
Glera (100%)
Type
Sparkling
Style
Fizz
Oaked Style
Unoaked
Body Style
Medium bodied
Dry/Sweet Style
Off dry
Alcohol Content
10.5%
Closure Style
Screw cap
Organic/Biodynamic
No
Sustainable
Yes-certified sustainable
Vegetarian/Vegan
Vegetarian
Yes
Vegan
Yes
Allergens
Sulphites
Yes
Milk
No
Egg
No
Region
The Prosecco DOC covers the north-east of Italy and entire regions of Veneto and Friuli with warm and moderately continental climate. The grapes are mostly grown on the flat plain though the DOCG covers the hillier area allowing grapes to have a slower ripening period creating wines of higher acidity and more intense fruit. Glera is the Prosecco grape but the style can range from Brut Nature to Demi-Sec and Frizzante to Spumante.
Producer
The company was born as a retailer in 1928 in the Veneto region for sales of wines in casks and demi-johns to restaurants and small retailers. The company is now run by the third generation and from their roots in Veneto they now have a portfolio of wines produced in some of Italy’s finest regions. Botter pride themselves on their focus of sustainability, going beyond reducing emissions, production of waste and non-renewable energy usage and taking a responsible approach for the whole production chain.
Tasting Notes
A natural, lightly sparkling wine made from the Glera grape grown in the fertile Treviso hills north of Venice. Being made in the tank method and not having a dosage, the Frizzante style comes from the winemaker adding a lower level of tirage, enough sugar to provide the correct levels of sweetness and also the required level of CO2 in the second fermentation to give a light fizz to achieve the style. This traditional wine is light with an attractive perfumed bouquet, bread and nut aromas and subtle, refreshing spritz.
Food
A fine accompaniment for many fish dishes, stuffed Mediterranean vegetables and mushroom risottos.
