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Boris· @Julie B
Tenuta Corte Giacobbe
Brut Metodo Classico
NV
3.9
Region
Italy › Veneto
Type
white · traditional · sparkling · brut
Grapes
Durella, Chardonnay
Alcohol
12.5%
Volume
750 mL
On lees
24-36 months
Tasting Notes(1)
3.9
Didn't expect it to be this tasty. Straw, cider, flowers, chalk. Decent minerality, decent density, long aftertaste. Classy little Metodo Classico - punches above its weight.
About
Tenuta Corte Giacobbe's entry metodo classico - a blend of Chardonnay and Durella from hillside vineyards in Roncà, the volcanic edge of the Lessini Durello zone. Whole-cluster press, fermentation at 13°C in stainless steel with weekly bâtonnage on fine lees; tirage with cultured yeasts and 24-36 months on lees in bottle. 12.5% ABV. The wine is bottled as Vino Spumante di Qualità Metodo Classico (rather than under the Lessini Durello DOC) because the Chardonnay share exceeds the DOC's 15% non-Durella cap - the estate's DOC-eligible sparkling is the 100% Durella Cuvée Augusto Riserva.