The sparkling wine has a fresh nose, releasing hints of lemon, grapefruit as well as green apple and pear. The addition of yeast to the wine in a pressurized stainless steel tank allows the still wine to acquire its bubbles over a month period before being filtered and bottled. The Masottina vineyard is very well known for producing great wines and this is, in essence, their entry-level prosecco. The Masottina Contrada Granda Brut Prosecco Superiore Conegliano Valdobbiadene then matures for several months in the bottle and is finally disgorged.

The nose has a beautiful array of fleshy white peach, lemon curd, jasmine flower, acacia flower, chrysanthemum, and apple blossom, plus notions of yellow plums, green plums, polished steel, and sliced pear. Praised by Decanter’s critics as “silky and seductive on the palate with a floral character and zesty acidity, ending in a steely finish,” this Masottina release can challenge—or even upend—your expectations of Extra Dry Prosecco.

Fragrant aromas of lemon curd with dried petals, bubblegum and jelly sweet notes over chalky undertones.

To make this Prosecco Rose Brut, white Glera grapes are blended with wine made from the red varieties Pinot Nero and indigenous Raboso. I had to break the news to him that we don't sell deli meats (OMG I wish we did) and he had to explain to me that it was a sparkling wine. The finish of this sparkling wine from the Veneto wine-growing region, or more precisely from Prosecco DOC, impresses with a good aftertaste. Second fermentation and maturation on the lees, which generally last 1 month, occur in autoclaves using selected yeasts at a temperature of 13-14°C. The Contrada Granda Brut Prosecco Superiore Conegliano Valdobbiadene from the Veneto wine-growing region has a brilliant, shimmering platinum yellow color in the glass.Information and statements about products are not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition. So it came as no surprise to find them among Decanter’s 2021 Top Classic wines of the year, a list honoring bottles that epitomize a “premium, textbook style of wine. The aroma then gathers into almost palpable hints of apples; clear at first but with surprising varietal notes that give the freshness of green apples and the soft sweetness of quinces.

We’ve got their 95-point Extra Dry Prosecco, praised by Decanter as “silky and seductive on the palate,” available for an extraordinary discount.Masottina is the historic brand of the Dal Bianco family, born and bred in the hills of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore, declared a Unesco heritage site in 2019.