Zenato Lugana Brut 2017
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James
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This wine has a sharp, encompassing aroma derived from grapes of perfect richness. The clean bouquet gives soft, encompassing impressions of pear and apple with persuasive shades of peach and citrus fruits. There is a balance of full flavor on the palate, effervescent and delicate. It is characterized by a silky vein of acidity that gives it an extremely clean taste.
It is excellent as an aperitif and with all meals
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Wine Enthusiast
Creamy, dry and delicious, this opens with aromas of Spanish broom, yellow apple, orange zest and bread dough. Refined and savory, the polished palate doles out ripe Bartlett pear, white peach and vanilla alongside a silky perlage. Tangy acidity lifts the rich flavors.
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James Suckling
Impressive sparkling from the Veneto region with balanced citrus and mineral aromas and flavors. Very fine, persistent perlage and a clean, crisp finish. Lightly salty aftertaste. Well done.
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Decanter
A laser-precise sparkler from Lugana made from the indigenous Turbiana grape. This wine would stump any Champagne lover who might mistake it for a youthful and fresh Blanc de Blancs Champagne. Notes of green apples, pear, and lemon start on the nose and confirm on the palate.
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2019-
James
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The Zenato winery possesses a strong link to the richness of its local history and culture, and continues to develop this connection today. The estate is based in a territory that surrounds Lake Garda, with an extraordinary microclimate that allows for an optimal growing season. Cherishing a ‘frank and simple’ approach to life, Zenato is committed to producing affordable wine of exceptional quality. With a passion for the land and a dedication to vigorous research, innovation and quality improvement, Sergio Zenato strived to eclipse past results. He crafted wines that are known for their quality and consistency. Today, the winery operates under a philosophy and mission of Quality (from the vineyard to the bottle and consumer), Passion and Tradition (respecting the roots of the territory and local culture).
Representing the topmost expression of a Champagne house, a vintage Champagne is one made from the produce of a single, superior harvest year. Vintage Champagnes account for a mere 5% of total Champagne production and are produced about three times in a decade. Champagne is typically made as a blend of multiple years in order to preserve the house style; these will have non-vintage, or simply, NV on the label. The term, "vintage," as it applies to all wine, simply means a single harvest year.
Producing every style of wine and with great success, the Veneto is one of the most multi-faceted wine regions of Italy.
Veneto's appellation called Valpolicella (meaning “valley of cellars” in Italian) is a series of north to south valleys and is the source of the region’s best red wine with the same name. Valpolicella—the wine—is juicy, spicy, tart and packed full of red cherry flavors. Corvina makes up the backbone of the blend with Rondinella, Molinara, Croatina and others playing supporting roles. Amarone, a dry red, and Recioto, a sweet wine, follow the same blending patterns but are made from grapes left to dry for a few months before pressing. The drying process results in intense, full-bodied, heady and often, quite cerebral wines.
Soave, based on the indigenous Garganega grape, is the famous white here—made ultra popular in the 1970s at a time when quantity was more important than quality. Today one can find great values on whites from Soave, making it a perfect choice as an everyday sipper! But the more recent local, increased focus on low yields and high quality winemaking in the original Soave zone, now called Soave Classico, gives the real gems of the area. A fine Soave Classico will exhibit a round palate full of flavors such as ripe pear, yellow peach, melon or orange zest and have smoky and floral aromas and a sapid, fresh, mineral-driven finish.
Much of Italy’s Pinot grigio hails from the Veneto, where the crisp and refreshing style is easy to maintain; the ultra-popular sparkling wine, Prosecco, comes from here as well.