Type:

Young sparkling wine

Producer:

Foss Marai

Wine region:

Veneto (Italy)

Grape varieties:

Sauvignon Blanc

Bottle:

0.75 L

Alcohol content:

12,0%

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Review:

Who was it that said in Italy they only made trattoria and pizzeria-type sparkling wines? They shouldn’t be hidden away - those well-known and undervalued Lambruscos that many people say they’ve never even bothered trying. But, fortunately, Italy isn’t just about Lambrusco: there’s much more to it than that. The sparkling wines from the Venice region are an obvious example, following the traditional rules of the Champenoise method under the Controlled Denomination of Origin of Prosseco di Valdobbiane.

Among the various ranges on offer, we have selected Foss Marai Cuvée Brut for the originality and excellent quality offered at a competitive price in the Italian sparkling wine market. It stands out most distinctively from the rest of the ‘Champagne method’ sparkling wines made world-wide. The aromatic palette abounds with notes of countryside flowers and white and yellow stone tropical fruits; peach, passion fruit, kiwi and pear, typifying the Sauvignon Blanc variety used in vinification. All set for tasting Foss Marai, we readily recall the aromas of Alsace wines made with Pinot Blanc grapes.

This is a perfect Prosseco to drink as an aperitif, since on the palate there is a generous amount of liqueur d’expedition (10 grams/litre of sugar) and a light but racy texture. A pervasive feeling of freshness and menthol appears to make the wine pass through the mouth so fleetingly; gone in a flash...

Foss Marai Cuvée Brut, with its flighty floral bubbles!

Food Pairing:

Iberian sausages / veal carpaccio / cow's-milk cheeses

Recommendations:

Optimum serving temperature:

10ºC