Case Paolin Col Fondo Asolo Prosecco Superiore 2023

Case Paolin Col Fondo Asolo Prosecco Superiore 2023Finally a Prosecco for those who are over the sweet, boring stuff. ts called Col Fondo, which basically means it's Prosecco's pt nat cousin. At Case Paolin they take grapes from their oldest vines, let them macerate on the skins for a hot second (18 hours, but whos counting), and bottle it for a second fermentation, in accordance with the traditional method, but without disgorgement. That's the fondo. Baked apple, a perfectly bruised pear with a

and sometimes there's a bit of residual sugar in the commercially-made wines that just throws me off

pencil shavings

but it's not heavy

a little tea

It's a blend of Pinot Noir

sent him to stay at the grandparents' farm in the Langhe

the best non-alcoholic drinks aren't made by taking the alcohol out of wine

High up in the Andes

Whole cluster fermented in stainless steel with native yeast for two weeks

000 metres elevation

it formed this coarse-grained rock

which only 80 producers in all of Germany can claim