RISERVA DEL FONDATORE GIULIO FERRARI TRENTODOC

Ferrari

APPELLATION

Trentino

GRAPE VARIETIES

100% Chardonnay

WINEMAKERS

Marcello Lunelli

TECHNICAL DATA

Alcohol
12%

2010

96POINTS

Decanter
APRIL 2023
2010

94POINTS

Wine Enthusiast
MARCH 2022
BACKGROUND

Paradoxically, Italy’s most famous metodo classico sparkling wine was started with the desire to compete with the best French Champagnes. Giulio Ferrari, a Trentino native, started his venerable sparkling wine house in 1902, after studying winemaking in France. Convinced that his native region’s terroir was ideal for growing Chardonnay, he produced three of his now best-known cuvées – Ferrari Brut, Perlé and Giulio Ferrari – as blanc de blancs. This innovative approach quickly paid off. Ferrari wines consistently receive some of Italy’s top accolades, including being awarded Tre Bicchieri 22 years in a row.

TERROIR & VINTAGE NOTES

With its mountain viticulture (the Dolomites), Trentino is an area well suited to the production of sparkling wines of great elegance and complexity. Large diurnal temperature range and high altitudes ensures high acidity and freshness in the grapes. With 300 acres of vineyards, Ferrari represents the largest estate in the Trentino region.

This Trentodoc is obtained from the finest Chardonnay grapes grown in the Lunelli family’s own vineyards on the slopes of the mountainsides that surround Trento, at up to 1968 ft above sea level.
The 2010 vintage was characterized by above-average rainfall, but with a regular trend in terms of temperature. The summer began with good rainfall and continued with a hot and dry July. Heavy rainfall fell in August, providing a respite of stable, breezy weather in the first half of September that proved advantageous for the sparkling wine grapes, which were harvested before the rains resumed. The grapes ripened with excellent acidity and aromatic complexity.

WINEMAKING

Giulio Ferrari is made using the traditional metodo classico. It matures on its lees for over 10 years, acquiring great complexity while at the same time maintaining its balance, freshness and elegance.

TASTING NOTES

Sophisticated, luminous golden-yellow appearance that enhances the very fine and very persistent perlage, long after it has been poured. The nose is rich, layered and noble. Notes of apricot and exotic fruit blend with more complex aromas of white chocolate, dried fruit, marzipan, cream, delicate pastry and light toasted tones. The palate provides an overflowing intensity of flavor in terms of richness, harmony, elegance and balance with all the elements in perfect harmony. The finish is remarkable and highlights honeyed notes, peanut butter and tropical fruit.

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