| “… here are the
slopes of Cartizze festooned with vineyards,
to the care of which for nearly a thousand years
men have consecrated their lives, rendering
them eternal and sovereign.” That is the
way “this corner of paradise” appeared
to Adriano Màdaro. The area is named
for Santo Stefano, the heart of a small zone
where this celebrated Prosecco is created and
where the Bisol Winery has its headquarters.
It is an area in which a particularly mild microclimate
combines perfectly with an extremely ancient
terrain.
Firm rock below and crumbly stone on the surface,
this fine soil has a balanced chemical composition
and constant humidity, so that the grapes ripen
slowly, unusually slowly…
Color: light straw yellow
and the perlage is lively, persistent and subtle.
Bouquet: as elegant as the
scents of wildflowers. It is agreeably fruity
with scents of apples, pears and peaches.
Flavor: sapid, full and balanced
with a graciousness contained and accompanied
by an intense and elegant fruitiness.
Variety: 100% Prosecco
Exposure of the vineyard: south
Altitude of the vineyard: 300
meters (984 ft)
Training system: double arched
cane
Date of the grape harvest:
October 10
Alcohol level: 11.6% by vol
Sugar content: 25 grams per
liter
Total acidity: 5.5 grams per
liter
Dry extract: 17.5 grams per
liter
Serve: at a temperature of
8° C. (46° F.) in a large crystal goblet
Suggestions: this great sparkling
wine is best appreciated outside meals, when
it offers the palate its noble and infinitely
faceted personality. It makes an excellent accompaniment
for dry pastries and refined desserts like strawberry
mousse.
How to enter this Prosecco on the wine
list:
Cartizze Bisol Wine Estate – Santo Stefano
di Valdobbiadene (Treviso)
Invitation: a visit to Cartizze
is a stop that all professional gourmets will
want to enter in their albums.
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