The wine shows a soft and bright straw yellow color, a bouquet of fresh citrus fruits. On the palate, there is a slight acidity combined with flavors of green apple. A fine and persistent perlage.
To serve with seafood starters, soups, egg dishes, shellfish, seafood and white meat. Very good as aperitif. The perfect match is the "Baccala alla Vicentina", the traditional dish the region.
"This Brut-style fizz with 10g/L residual sugar is made from the ancient Durella grape in the same way as Prosecco, where the second fermentation is in tank, not the bottle. It shows ripe, exotic flavours, a crisp apple bite and a mineral finish. An unusual and appealing aperitif. - Tina Gellie"
- Decanter (January 2019), 90 pts
"The sparkling NV Lessini Durello Spumante Brut comes from another indigenous grape—100% Durella. The wine shows frothy, fresh apple skin, caramelized grapefruit notes and spice, but good effervescence and an attractive, dry finish. Drink it over the next year."
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (March 2016), 87 pts - Excellent Wine Values for Under $25
Cantina di Gambellara was founded in 1947 by a group of 26 associated vine growers, becoming the first cooperative winery in the Vicenza province. Today the cooperative has 365 members, ...
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