TERRE DI RAI Prosecco Rosé Extra Dry
Tasting Notes
Notes of rose, fresh berries and wild strawberries. Good structure, balanced and sapid, pleasant and harmonious on the palate.
Glera / glay-rah/
Glera is an ancient name for a grape otherwise and previously known as Prosecco. In 2009, after the reform of the Valdobbiadene-Conegliano Prosecco DOCG and Asolo Prosecco DOCG appellation regulations, the name was adopted as the official name of the grape. In fact, a number of grape varieties can be used to make Prosecco, which must have at least 85 percent of the primary grape. But it can also have up to 15 percent of other grape varieties. And not just white grape varieties.
CSPC +
Vintage: NV
Case: 12x750ml
Region: Veneto, Italy
Varietal: 90% Glera, 10% Pinot Noir
Alcohol: 11.5%
Veneto, Italy
Region Notes
The history of Prosecco began in Conegliano Valdobbiadene, a hilly area in North-East Italy, 50 km from Venice and around 100 from the Dolomites. In 2009, with the reorganization of the denominations for Prosecco, the Ministry of Agriculture classified it as a Denomination of Controlled and Guaranteed Origin (DOCG), the highest level of quality for Italian wines. Conegliano Valdobbiadene represents the top of the quality pyramid for Prosecco which includes the Asolo DOCG and the Prosecco DOC, covering 9 Provinces in the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia, created to protect the viticultural heritage of Prosecco and defend it around the world.
The temperate climate of this area is caused by different factors: the natural protection of the Alps up north, the action of the Adriatic Sea down south with the hot wind Sirocco and the precious summer rains, the heavy temperature ranges between day and night, the easterly dry summer-end wind Bora and the alluvial ground composition of clay and slime with high levels of minerals and microelements. All these elements and the good drainage of lands create the ideal environment to cultivate suitable varieties for Prosecco production.
Rai rises up on the green and fertile rural area, that spans from Conegliano to Oderzo, in the province of Treviso, not far from the left bank of the Piave river. Covered by old vineyards expanses and centuries-old majestic trees, the Rai Estates guards treasures time and mankind traces, which are the precious and striking proof of a thousand-year old culture.
Technical Notes
ph: 3.3
Residual Sugar: 14.0 g/l
Total Acidity: 5.8 g/l
Winemaking: Long charmat