Ruggeri Prosecco di Conegliano Valdobbiadene Giustino B. 2015 750ml

If I had to stock my pantry with just one Prosecco Superiore for the rest of my life, this would be that wine. The 2015 Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Giustino B. Extra Dry is a beautifully balanced expression with soft luminosity and fresh perfumes. Those aromas include honey, saffron, wild sage and white rose. This wine is aged a bit longer than its peers to add more depth and substance. The finish is soft and soapy sweet. This is a technical wine of course, but the legendary Giustino B. is also a wine of artistry and inspiration.

• Country: Italy
• Region: Veneto
• Appellation: Prosecco Di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene
• Size: 750ml

Varietal

Champagne Blend

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn’t unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as ‘blanc de blanc’, meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or ‘blanc de noir’, which is made solely with Pinot Noir.