Veneto, ItalyI recall attending a Prosecco masterclass in 2018, where I first encountered the restrained and elegant wines of Sorelle Bronca. The finesse, quiet intensity, and purity of the three prosecchi entranced me. I was also charmed by one of the sisters who poured for me. Sorelle (sisters) Bronca refers to siblings Antonella and Ersiliana, who took over from father Livio at this ambitious artisan winery. They specialize in Prosecco wines from small holdings of mature vines on beautiful steep slopes. This Particella 232 (referring to a particular parcel of one of their oldest vineyard sites) is pale gold with slender streams of fine bubbles in the glass. Aromatically it's subtle and refined with apple, pear, and a yeasty note of lees. The flavours focus on pear and citrus, with the suggestion of peach and scrubby botanicals. Full of finesse and bone dry, this is not your standard prosecco, but shows the glera grape in a more impressive form. This has the deliberate inclusion of lees in the winemaking, and a clear desire to transmit the terroir of their plot which borders Cartizze, a super-zone for prosecchi. The finish is deliberately dry, crisp, slightly saline and minerally. Most definitely deserving of savoury food, try ricotta and basil bruschetta, or spring pea risotto.Tasted: 05 November 2019Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$39.00
750ml
private wine shop
Producer: Sorelle BroncaDistributors: World Wine Synergy Inc. Blend: Glera - Bianchetta - PereraCSPC: 142784UPC: 8033162560206
Veneto, ItalyThere is a new page amongst the hills between Valdobbiadene and Conegliano, home to Italy’s most excellent sparkling wines. The story is a drier style of Prosecco with a focus on terroir. Enter the Bronca sisters and a new organic cuvée of bone-dry Prosecco from this tiny plot high in the hills of Farro di Follina. Particella 232 Nature is 40 years old, and the fruit is aged four months on its lees sans sugar. The mousse is tiny and refined, and the nose floral with a dusting of dried wild herbs. The attack is citrus-forward with a bit of creamy peach and a long, nutty, salty, finish. Impressive and very food-friendly. The blend is mostly glera with smaller amounts of bianchetta and perera grapes.Tasted: 04 December 2019Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$39.00
750ml
private wine shop
Producer: Sorelle BroncaDistributors: World Wine Synergy Inc. Blend: Glera - Bianchetta - PereraCSPC: 142784UPC: 8033162560206
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