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In other words, if you like combination of ripe peach and crisp apple, then good DOCG Prosecco will provide it. And if you are content with a simpler sweet pear sensation, then DOC will deliver it. The Global Prosecco Masters is a competition created and run by the drinks business, and forms part of its successful Masters series for noble grape varieties, such as Chardonnay and Pinot Noir; major wine styles, from sparkling to rosé; and famous regions including Rioja, Champagne and Tuscany. The competition is exclusively for Prosecco. The top wines were awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze medals according to their result, and those expressions that stood out as being outstanding in their field received the ultimate accolade – the title of Prosecco Master. This report features the medal winners only. It’s extremely rare to find an Extra Brut Prosecco, which is the driest form, with 6g/l of sugar or lower, and even rarer to find a really good one. But here is a delicious example of a bone-dry Prosecco that offers the chalky refreshment of a sugarless fizz – and, should you be want it, a lower calorie content too. The flavours range from ripe orange to pear, fresh apple and bitter almond, making for a layered and fruity drop, albeit one with a slightly hard finish – something a bit of sweetness would soften.
Aroma – “Soft, ripe green fruits, green pears, apple blossom, and a touch of foliage on the aroma.” In 2014 FIOL received an award at the International Wine Challenge, one of the most important wine competitions in the world. [10] As for a further general point, when it comes to low-sugar Prosecco, the DOCG of Asolo appears an especially good place to go, as the fruit character from this lesser-known and smaller area tends to be richer, and riper, making it in need of less sweetness. Motus Vitae Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Rive di S. Pietro di Barbozza DOCG Extra Brut Grande Cuvée del FondatoreLocated in the steeply sloping hillsides of San Pietro di Barbozza in the best sub-zone of Valdobbiadene, these vineyards yield an exceptional wine. Pale lemon in colour and rather frothy, its nose exhibits exuberant orchard fruits with smoky, herbal accents. Off-dry in style with crisp acidity and a pink grapefruit nuance, the wine is ‘whistle-clean’ across the palate with very good length and a savoury finish. (Patricia Stefanowicz MW) This blend has been created from un-aged Jamaica Rum, 2 to 5 year old Trinidad Rum and 2 to 3 year old Rum from the Dominican Republic. Fiol – a consistent Gold-medal winner in our Prosecco Masters – has brought out a brilliant pink variant to complement its fine white sparkling wines. There’s a crowd-pleasing dollop of juicy ripe strawberry-like flavour from the Pinot Noir added to give this fizz its pretty pale pink colour, followed by notes of peach and pear, and some citrus zest, even a touch of chalk, to offset the gently sweet, fruity mid-palate. In short, this is clean, bright, slightly-candied, and easy-to-drink Prosecco Rosato.
One thing I did notice related to colour: of the some 40 Prosecco rosés I sampled, all of them were pretty much the same shade of pale salmon pink. It seems producers are not going to risk anything deeper in terms of colour appearance. That’s doubtless because the pale hue of Provencal rosé has influenced the world of pink wine producers, sparkling ones included, especially the commercially-savvy ones in Prosecco.
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Aroma – “Green characters take the aroma for a ride, with green apples and green pears, a delicate touch of herbal gardens, green citrus and a touch of creamy vanilla on the aroma.” However, in my experience from this year’s competition, and previous ones, the DOCG sparkling wines tend to have a purer, more defined fruit expression than the DOC Proseccos at similar prices. The former also tend to have a bit less sugar too, requiring the fruit in DOCG wines to be faultless and fully ripe, while allowing the taste of such fine grapes to shine, without the masking effect that can arise from perceptible sweetness. And while these rosatos had plenty of ripe berry flavours, these weren’t too sweet, ensuring they were pretty, fruity, and refreshing. Fiol and Della Vite proved particularly fine examples, making a pleasing end to the UK’s largest professional tasting of Prosecco. Winery
FIOL is produced with Glera grapes gathered exclusively in the province of Treviso, the heart of the Prosecco DOC area. The vineyards are located in the area of the flood plain of the Piave river and are exposed towards the east and north-west. In 2014 FIOL earned a silver medal at Concours Mondial the Bruxelles, historic wine competition that annually recognises the best wines in the world. [8] I reached out to the owner of House of Rum, David Howarth to ask him a question, ‘You Have A Great Love For The Caribbean And It Heavily Influenced Your Decision To Start House Of Rum, What Was The Experience Like For You When You’d Produced Your First Bottle Of Rum?’
In 2015 FIOL has been awarded with one silver medal at the Prosecco Masters from a panel composed of Masters of Wine, Master Sommeliers and senior buyers. [7] Furthermore, if you want something with a distinctive personality, a Prosecco with greater complexity, then seek out the Rive classification, which is used for the best sub-regions of the DOCGs, where hillside vineyards tend to yield sparkling wines with intensity, and layers of flavour. So you work in marketing, and you’re considering how to create a new category of drinks? What’s the best approach? And where should one draw inspiration? Prosecco is the ideal place to look for ideas. That’s because it has managed, in a relatively short space of time, to become a 500 million bottle a year business, taking sparkling wine mainstream, well beyond it traditional association with celebratory times. As a result, almost any occasion is ripe for sipping this light, aromatic Italian fizz, which is now by far the largest sparkling wine type in the world in terms of volumes sold. But, as noted, lower levels, including Extra Brut (sub-6g/l), can be palatable if the fruit is fully ripe. Nevertheless, such a style can surprise your average Prosecco drinker, who is used to Prosecco’s gentle, pleasing sweetness. Prosecco has taken the world by storm, thanks to its easy-drinking qualities. And now, with rosé expressions having been given the green light, there is more choice than ever for the world’s fizz lovers. We reveal the stylistic trends and best wines from The Prosecco Masters 2021.
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