Origin: Northern Italy (Veneto Italy)
Vino Spumante extra dry millesimato
Grape variety: Prosecco (Glera) and Pinot Noir (typically 85/15)
Vintage: 2023
Alcohol: 11%
Price: $7
Color: light amber with a hint of pink, according to my color chart
Aroma: Floral aromas of rose are primary, with citrus aroma of orange and lemon. Fruity aroma of peach and strawberry. Hints of hibiscus in the aroma. Secondary aroma of vanilla.
Grape varietal characteristics: Prosecco, "Italy's most popular sparkling wine is created with Glera grapes and grown in Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The traditional Italian pairing include antipasto, cured meats, and almonds, but if you really want to step up your game, try it with spicy asian food. Flavors of green apple, honeydew, pear, lager, and cream." Prosecco DOC is basic quality Prosecco made in 9 provinces from Veneto and Friuli- Venezia Giulia regions. Serve in flute glass, ice cold. Prosecco Rose is typically about 15% Glera and 15% pinot noir. Pinot noir is "the world's most popular light-bodied red loved for its red fruit and spice flavors, flavors of cherry, raspberry, clove, mushroom, and vanilla."
Taste: lightly sweet, bubbly, not mouth warming but is slightly bitter/sour, light-bodied, no warming sensation from alcohol, light to drink, medium finish with a slightly bitter, florally flavor with strawberry and raspberry notes.
My review: I enjoyed this wine, and it's bubbly nature, despite it being on the drier side, which is outside my comfort zone. It was slightly more bitter than I prefer. The floral flavor stood out to me, which tasted and smelled sort of perfumed, but I did enjoy the berry notes as well as the notes of peach, vanilla, and even light hints of pineapple and grapefruit that I noticed.
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