De Stefani Rive di Refrontolo Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Millesimato Extra Brut 2022
93 points Wine Enthusiast BEST PROSECCO IN THE WORLD
91 points James Suckling
90 points Falstaff
Rive di Refrontolo Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore represents the essence of the Prosecco in a refined and elegant version. Fragrance, freshness and finesse marries in a very pure expression. It conveys a dry and natural mouthful, showing its maximum integral identity.
Tasting Characteristics: fine and persistent perlage, light straw yellow colour, with evident greenish hue. Full width bouquet, with notes of white flowers, lily of the valley and green apple. Dry and harmonious on the palate, it is persistent and pleasantly savory.
Food Matching: ideal as an aperitif, throughout the meal and in any occasion that requires a toast.
About the winery
The De Stefani family originates in Refrontolo, a little hilly village in Veneto Italy. As results in official documents of 1624. In the second half of 1800 Valeriano De Stefani, the founder, individualized the best soil where to produce wines of rare indigenous territorial personality “thanks to the Caranto soil”, as is the Colvendrame estate in Refrontolo, on the hills between Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, north of Venice, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Today Alessandro De Stefani “ fourth generation” follows his father Tiziano in producing wines that follows a very natural philosophy of sustainability by maintaining and preserving the growth of old healthy vines, planted by choice in very high-density vineyards, without the use of chemicals or animal products, and using only indigenous yeasts without additional sulphites in the process of making their wines, turning native varieties into a better expression of themselves.
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