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Riserva del Fondatore Giulio Ferrari Extra Brut 2007 75cl

DOC | Trento | Trentino/Alto Adige | Italy
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2005 2007
Critics scores
97 Robert Parker
Now we're talking. The 2007 Trento Metodo Classico Extra Brut Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore (disgorged in 2018) is a pure expression of Chardonnay. The grapes were fermented in stainless steel, and the wine ages in the bottle on its own yeasts for at least ten years. Perhaps the secret of this flagship sparkling wine is the carefully measured atmospheric pressure that is applied. The medium to full-bodied wine is soft and yielding yet determined and firm at the same time. I just love the lavish intensity of the warm and balanced 2007 vintage. Some 60,000 bottles and 1,500 magnums were made.
Producer
Ferrari F.lli Lunelli
Founded over a century ago by Giulio Ferrari in 1902, the Ferrari company is now one of Trento’s leading sparkling wine producers. A close friend, Bruno Lunelli took over the business in 1952. Today, third generation of the Lunelli family, Marcello, Matteo, Camilla and Alessandro, are at the helm. Based along the mountainside vineyards, amongst the finest terroirs in Trentino, the company owns the largest plot of Chardonnay vineyards in Italy. Ferrari produces sparkling wines under the Trento DOC, which was the first classification in the country for Metodo Classico wines. The family continues to promote “the Italian art of living” with their first-class productions year after year, earning the most awards than any other sparkling wine producer in the country.